In its first quarterly auction of 2022, emissions credits in the joint California-Quebec allowance auction sold for $29.15 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, or nearly $10 per metric ton more than the minimum price for allowances. Emissions credits sold in this market can be used to comply with … [continued]
I understand income barriers. So, bravo to California for helping those who want to change afford to change. California’s new electric vehicle (EV) incentives for the lower income help them improve air quality and fight climate change by going electric. They can now get $9,500 in EV incentives in certain regions, or even $14,000 if you add in state incentives and all requirements are met.
The race into fully electric long range buses is heating up as San Diego puts in an order for 6 of New Flyer’s new 40 -oot buses.
California’s current cap-and-trade system will continue running through 2030, after Governor Jerry Brown’s new extension bill just barely made it through the state senate and assembly — that is, by a razor-thin margin.
California’s successful efforts to cut emissions and increase renewable energy show a path forward on international decarbonization efforts.
California’s cap-&-trade program will — after a long, spirited confrontation between the state’s regulatory agencies and industry lobbyists — now cover companies that sell fuel to consumers. The new rules went into effect on the first day of the new year — meaning that fuel retailers will now be forced … [continued]
The California and Northeast U.S. carbon markets just invested $400 million in cap-and-trade revenue in clean energy, efficiency, and emissions reductions.
If you believe in capitalism and free markets then you believe in a price on carbon dioxide emissions. The only question is what that price should be.
President Obama’s pending power plant emissions rules are getting all the attention, but China may have just made an even bigger carbon market policy move.
This material, Surprise! Even A Crazy-High Carbon Tax Would Help California Businesses, was published by ThinkProgress. According to a new study out of California, taxing carbon emissions at a whopping $200 per ton would create more jobs in the state than business-as-usual. The report was commissioned by Citizens Climate Lobby and carried out by Regional Economic … [continued]
