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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.

State Government

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.

State Government

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.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

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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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

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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