California Raises More Than $800 Million In Carbon Auction
November 21, 2018
California raised more than $800 million from selling permits to release greenhouse gases in the latest quarterly auction.
Stories related to: cap and trade
Clean Energy Money From Cap-And-Trade Continues To Roll In To California
May 24, 2018 | Ben Bradford
Over the past year, a key state climate change program has generated more than $3 billion in California — more than triple the amount from the year before.
California Decries Federal Climate Change Reversal, Cap-And-Trade Yields Big Return
February 28, 2018 | Ben Bradford
The state cap-and-trade program had a third straight sellout, while California environmental regulators officially pushed back against the planned repeal of President Obama’s most sweeping climate change rule.
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Brown Calls For EU Climate Partnership, Linking Cap-And-Trade
November 7, 2017 | Ben Bradford
Governor Jerry Brown says the state should link its signature climate-change program, cap-and-trade, to its European counterpart.
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Ontario Joins Calif. Cap-And-Trade Market
September 22, 2017 | Ben Bradford
California’s climate change market, where businesses buy and trade the right to emit greenhouse gases, just got bigger.
Capitol Chat: California's Cap And Trade Program And Affordable Housing
August 24, 2017
In this week’s Capitol Chat, Ben Bradford discusses California's Cap and Trade program and affordable-housing legislation
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Next Climate Change Political Battle: Cleaner Fuels
July 27, 2017 | Amy Quinton
Now that California's cap-and-trade program has been extended another decade, the focus on fighting climate change turns to cleaner fuels.
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Brown: Cap-And-Trade Bill Signing Is Key Milestone In Climate Fight
July 25, 2017 | Ben Adler
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that extends California’s signature climate change effort through 2030, the culmination of the governor’s years-long battle over the state’s cap-and-trade program.
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Capitol Chat: Cap And Trade, Housing Top Priorities Before Legislative Recess
July 20, 2017
State government reporter Ben Bradford recaps a week of legislative action on California's "Cap and Trade" bill and addressing the affordable housing crisis.
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What The Heck Is 'Cap-And-Trade,' Anyway?
July 17, 2017 | Ben Bradford | Sally Schilling
Governor Jerry Brown is pleading with state lawmakers to approve an extension of the state’s cap-and-trade program, telling them it’s “the vote of their lives.” But do most people understand what the program is?
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