Cap-and-Trade
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California Sustainable Affordable Housing Grants Awarded to Five Local Projects
Five southern California AHSC grants - four L.A. City and one L.A. County - will bring more than 500 transit-oriented affordable housing units, plus bus, bike, and walk improvements
September 5, 2023
The Yurok Tribe Is Using California’s Carbon Offset Program to Buy Back Its Land
With income from sequestering carbon in its forests, the tribe has supported youth programming, housing, road improvement, and businesses development.
April 21, 2021
California’s Efforts to Reduce Pollution, Greenhouse Gases Are Inextricable from Environmental Justice
Yes! Magazine offers a short history and explainer for cap-and-trade and its EJ issues
November 24, 2020
California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice
California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures
October 29, 2020
Working on a Project That Can Reduce Greenhouse Gases? Mark Your Calendar
California Air Resources Board is about to launch a series of webinars tailored to potential applicants for cap-and-trade funding.
October 21, 2020
A.B. 617: Plans for Monitoring, Improving Local Air Quality Move Along – at a Glacial Pace
Meetings tomorrow will consider emission reduction plans for Long Beach, San Bernardino, and East L.A. areas.
September 9, 2020
Moreno Valley Hopes to Buy Its Way Out of Reducing Emissions from Proposed Megawarehouse
The developer and city have claimed variously that: they do not have to estimate, analyze, or manage emissions because CA cap-and-trade program is responsible; then, that they would buy offsets through CA's cap-and-trade program; then, that they would buy offsets on the international market.
July 28, 2020
California Cap-and-Trade Investments: 20 Agencies, $914 million in 6 Months
The close to $1 billion that went out in the first six months of 2019 is a new benchmark
August 29, 2019
Latest Cap-and-Trade Auction Shows Strong Results
The price of emission allowances is rising steadily, and is well above the government-set floor price. The cap-and-trade market seems quite stable.
May 22, 2019
May Revise Budget to Be Released Tomorrow: What’s in it for Sustainability?
The Sustainability Communities for All Coalition suggests using cap-and-trade revenue for energy efficiency and solar energy for low-income residents, expanding access to electric bikes, and community forestry.
May 8, 2019
