WA takes another step to link its carbon market with California and Quebec

Washington, California and Québec collaborate on linking carbon markets

The three jurisdictions released a draft agreement this week that would add Washington to the largest carbon emissions trading market in North America.

WA takes another step to link its carbon market with California and Quebec

Washington’s cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs. Read more...

Washington State Takes Another Step to Link its Carbon Market With California

OLYMPIA, WA – Washington’s cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs. The state Department of Ecology released a draft linkage agreement on Tuesday and will take public feedback on it through May 1. The shared market could start as early as 2027. The idea of carbon markets is to compel major air polluters to switch to ren…

Washington, California and Québec Take the Next Step towards Linking Carbon Markets by Releasing Draft Agreement

Governor Ferguson, Ecology Director Sixkiller issue statements about the significance of this milestone information released; Dave Hoefler photo, courtesy of Washington State Department of Ecology On Tuesday, Washington, California and Québec released a draft linkage agreement for public review, the next step in the ongoing effort to form a shared carbon market between the three jurisdictions. A shared market would reduce greenhouse gases more e…

E&E News: Washington, California and Québec release draft agreement to link carbon markets

A West Coast carbon market alliance would test the limits of state climate power.