Washington State Ups Its Climate Game

Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2021-05-10

Summary:

The Washington state legislature passed a historic climate change bill on April 24.  The bill requires a 95% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. After much travail, the state has finally managed to put a price on carbon by adopting a cap-and-trade system. With the decision of additional states to join the east coast RGGI …

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cap-and-trade

Authors:

Dan Farber

Date tagged:

05/10/2021, 21:31

Date published:

05/10/2021, 10:00