The program, called cap and trade, was the first of its kind in the U.S. when launched in 2013 and set the ambitious goal of slashing turn-of-the-century emission levels by 40% by the year 2030.

California concluded its most recent cap-and-trade program auction last week. Out of 44,268,323 metric tons of carbon dioxide credits offered for sale by the state Air Resources Board, only ...

The cap-and-trade program grew out of a measure signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. The law set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

The California Air Resources Board has approved the creation of the nation's first broad-based program to put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions and to begin charging large emitters for the excess ...

California’s groundbreaking cap-and-trade auction, which launches Wednesday, is often seen as a win for the climate and clean air, but a hidden tax that will increase energy costs, hurt ...

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Launched in 2013, California’s cap and trade program sets an overall cap on greenhouse gas emissions each year but offers flexibility in how companies achieve it by allowing them to buy and sell ...

Climate Change and Clean Technology Blog Posted at 11:46 AM on December 21, 2009 by Sheppard Mullin California Unveils Preliminary Draft Regulation For A Cap-And-Trade Program As One Of The Main ...

California’s cap-and-trade program could offer other states guidance. July 29, 2017. California Gov. Jerry Brown, right, shakes hands with former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...

California’s embattled cap-and-trade program sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of carbon-emissions credits in the latest state-run auction, but once again many credits were left on the ...

When California’s Gov. Jerry Brown signed a 10-year extension of the state’s cap-and-trade program this summer, it was heralded as a rebuke of President Trump, who had just announced he would ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and top state Democrats announced Tuesday they would seek an extension of the state’s cap-and-trade emissions reduction program — countering Trump ...