ARB Says California Is Successfully Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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This latest data show that California's greenhouse gas emissions were a little below 1990 levels in 2016, a three percent drop from 2015.
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Cap-and-Trade
Local Public Transportation Projects Receive $97 Million
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California's Low Carbon Transit Program just announced grants to 152 local transportation projects to provide free and reduced fares, expand transit service, purchase zero-emission buses, and improve bus stops.
Study: Cap-and-Trade-Funded Projects Overstate Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities
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Many regional projects that get funding from cap-and-trade may not provide direct benefits to the disadvantaged communities they claim to be helping.
New Website Helps Californians Find Resources, Help with Cutting Carbon
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Governor Brown's cap-and-trade expenditure plan cuts several critical community-focused programs that are building local capacity and bringing local benefits.
Fresno, Watts, and Ontario Awarded Grants to Transform Their Communities
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Three cities will receive grants to complete projects developed in collaboration with the local community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while bringing other health and economic benefits.
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
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Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.