Washington
How Does I-1631 Compare to Other Recent Carbon Pricing Proposals in Washington State?
*This article was originally published by our friends at Carbon Washington, for more information please visit their website. Initiative 1631, is the latest iteration of carbon pricing to come to Washington State. It was filed by a coalition including the Alliance...
Ballot Initiative Replaces Legislative Bill in Effort to Pass Carbon Pricing In Washington
Over the past three months, Washington has been on the forefront of state level carbon pricing legislation. Governor Jay Inslee announced in his 2018 State of the State address that he intended to work closely with the legislature to pass...
Evergreen State Looks to be First on Carbon Pricing
Seattle is a city in the clouds this time of year, but for those of us following carbon pricing policy, things are surely heating up. With the legislative session wrapping up next week, Governor Jay Inslee and his team of...
Washington Carbon Pricing Legislation Amended as it Progresses Through State Senate
Last month, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the details of SB 6203, a carbon pricing bill that he is championing alongside Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D - Seattle). I detailed the policy in the January newsletter. The bill made three major...
Carbon Pricing in Washington: How Should We Be Talking About Exemptions?
Carbon pricing efforts are not just picking up steam in New England, a similar fight is underway in the northwest. On Thursday afternoon Washington’s state Senate Committee on Ways & Means approved a substitute bill of Governor Jay Inslee’s carbon...
Washington Governor Announces Plan to Price Carbon
Big things are happening in Washington State. Governor Jay Inslee announced carbon pricing as one of his main policy priorities during his annual State of the State Address on January 9th, 2018. On the same day, he announced legislation that...