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Upgrades to food processing are a smart climate investment

Once upon a time, when people spoke about a “green economy” they were speaking about agriculture. Now we think about renewable energy. But today’s green economy is as much about agriculture and food production as it is about solar panels and EVs. ...

Why do gas prices jump around so much?

In brief, oil is a global commodity, so the price at the pump in Puyallup reflects decisions made in Riyadh about production, Houston about profit margins, and Moscow about war.  For a good, thorough explanation, read this, from...

3 things to know about the CCA

Because today marks a momentous milestone on Washington’s course to a clean economy, you’ll read and hear a lot about the first Climate Commitment Act (CCA) auction of emission allowances. But because the CCA is a carefully-crafted yet complex...

Zero-emission trucks are a smart climate investment

Clean & Prosperous Washington urges the Washington State Legislature to pass a biennial budget that makes smart, high-impact investments in programs and projects that build a clean, competitive economy. Which projects offer the greatest climate...

How would you like to drive for $1.19/gallon?

We haven’t seen $1.19/gallon in Washington state since 1999. But thanks to investments in EV infrastructure and incentives, driving for the equivalent of $1.19/gallon is a reality for thousands of Washington drivers and businesses, made possible in...

Dairy digesters are a smart climate investment

Clean & Prosperous Washington is partnering with the Washington State Dairy Federation in support of SB 5551 / HB 1574, and asking the legislature to make an investment of $40 million in Climate Commitment Act funds to reduce methane at...

Does Cap-and-Invest really work for disadvantaged communities?

At Clean & Prosperous Washington, we bring a data-driven, strategic business approach to moving public- and private-sector climate work forward with urgency. We seek to learn from the real-world experience of others. In that regard, we’re...

H2, Part 2

On Monday we highlighted the opportunity our state has for federal funding of a regional H2Hub. The prospects for Washington to win a Department of Energy grant were improved with passage of SB 5910 “Accelerating the availability and use of...

Can WA be a Clean Hydrogen Hub?

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law by President Joe Biden included $8 billion towards the development of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs, aka “H2Hubs”. The Act defines a “regional clean...

The carbon-reducing power of PNW forests

Pacific Northwest forests accumulate the equivalent of one-quarter of Oregon and Washington’s combined fossil fuel emissions every year. Could revised management techniques could help Cascadia’s forests sequester even more? To reach net-zero...

Webinar: Washington’s Decisive Decade

Webinar recording now available   Washington’s Decisive Decade An Emerging Roadmapfor Transportation Decarbonization& Cleaner Air Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Yesterday’s webinar highlighting the just-released report, An Emerging Roadmap...

Washington’s Decisive Decade

REPORT Washington’s Decisive Decade An Emerging Roadmap for Transportation Decarbonization & Cleaner AirWith the transportation sector accounting for 45% of the state’s emissions, it will receive the majority of upcoming investments from the...

Webinar recording now available: Climate Priorities 2022

Webinar recording now available: Climate Priorities 2022 With such a strong panel assembled for last week’s webinar, we knew it would be fascinating, with an exciting preview of 2022 activity in Olympia, as well as an insiders’ review of recent...

What are the facts about the Climate Commitment Act?

As the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) moves to implementation, many Washingtonians have questions about what it does and how it works. Policy experts from our research team at the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) along with the  Environmental...

Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act – A Primer

The Act in Brief:  The Climate Commitment Act (Senate Bill 5126) is designed to deliver certain emissions reduction and achieve co-benefits that foster a more prosperous, equitable, and resilient Washington State. In 2020, Washington State...