Cap-and-Trade
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California Leaders Celebrate Ten Years of Climate Action
Air Resources Board report highlights progress funded by the California Cap-and-Trade Program
May 8, 2024
Joint Legislative Hearing on Future of California Climate Policies
Cap-and-trade gets a lot of attention, but VMT reduction is equally important. And there is no roadmap for reducing driving.
March 12, 2024
Caltrans Approves $192M for Clean Transit
The money will be awarded from the state's Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP), which is funded by California's cap-and-trade system.
October 30, 2023
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
