#CapAndTrade

@bradleyschagrin.bsky.social

3 months ago

When the Sky Got Better How compliance, regulations, markets, and maintenance turned acid rain into a comeback story.

When the Sky Got Better

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#AcidRain #CleanAir #AirQuality #EnvironmentalPolicy #Regulation #CapAndTrade #Ecosystems #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication #Sustainability #ClimateLessons #DataDriven #PolicyWorks

CARB

@airresources.bsky.social

3 months ago

JOINT Cap-and-Trade Auction Results Current Vintage (2023, 2024, 2025) Offered: 51,253,305 Sold: 51,253,305 Price: $28.32 Advance Vintage (2028) Offered: 6,847,750 Sold: 6,847,750 Price: $29.61

California & Quebec release results for 45th joint #CapAndTrade auction

➡ ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/california-and-quebec-release-summary-results-45th-joint-cap-and-trade-allowance-auction

andybrwn

@andybrwn.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

**In summary** Legal experts, including a former federal official and UCLA professor, say California could go it alone if the federal government stops regulating greenhouse gases. One reason to try is to protect the state’s clean-car economy. _Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up forWhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State._ California has long cast itself as the nation’s climate conscience — and its policy lab. Now, as the Environmental Protection Agency moves to revoke the backbone of federal climate rules — the scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health — one of the state’s top climate officials is weighing a provocative idea put forward by environmental law experts: If Washington retreats, California could lead on carbon-controlling regulation. Absent what’s known as the endangerment finding, the EPA may soon consider abandoning the legal authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases from vehicles, power plants and other sources, furthering the Trump Administration’s stated aim to dismantle U.S. climate policy. While decrying the prospect of such a move, climate advocates say a repeal would yield a silver lining: California and other states could in theory set their own greenhouse gas rules for cars and trucks, regulations previously superseded by federal authority. Cars and trucks represent more than a third of California’s greenhouse gas emissions. A long shot regulatory gambit could clean some of the nation’s dirtiest air – and keep the state’s clean-car transition alive. “All options are currently on the table,” Lauren Sanchez, chair of the California Air Resources Board, told CalMatters in an interview. ## **Authority states have never had before** A former federal official and expert on the Clean Air Act – who is also a law professor at UCLA – first floated this idea. Ann Carlson wrote in the law journal Environmental Forum that an aggressive federal action against climate policy “could, ironically, provide states with authority they’ve never had before.” 1. Just the right amount of news 2. Just the right amount of news 1. Get California’s most essential headlines without feeling overwhelmed. 2. Get California’s most essential headlines without feeling overwhelmed. Email address By clicking subscribe, you agree to the terms. Δ The Trump administration now argues that greenhouse gases do not endanger health and that regulation is more harmful — a claim widely rejected by scientists, businesses and environmental groups, as well as states, including California. The Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington, on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Stella Kalinina for CalMatters “If greenhouse gases aren’t covered by the Clean Air Act,” Carlson told CalMatters, “then California could presumably regulate them — and so could every other state.” Carlson, who ran the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration until last year and has written extensively about the landmark law, argues that the act only preempts state rules for pollutants it actually covers. States “have a pretty strong legal argument” to regulate greenhouse gases, she said. The EPA, for its part, argues that states would still be barred from setting their own standards, arguing that its broad authority over air pollution covers even emissions the agency chooses not to regulate. That’s a view shared by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade association and lobbying group, which supported overturning California’s phaseout of new, gas-powered cars, as well as the American Trucking Associations, which has opposed some of California’s rules on trucks. Carlson said that argument doesn’t hold up. In her Environmental Forum article, she wrote: “If Congress didn’t intend the act to cover greenhouse gases, as the administration argues, then it’s hard to believe Congress intended to preempt states and localities from regulating them.” In other words, she says, preemption has its limits. Other experts agreed the idea is worth considering. Ethan Elkind, who directs the climate program at UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, said that states are free to “do whatever they want,” as long as the federal government hasn’t preempted them. ## **Not a slam dunk for California to step in** For the better part of a century, California has worked to curb air pollution at the state and local level. The state’s vanguard status positions it well to test Trump’s move to curb federal climate regulation, say experts. “I personally would be advocating that they move ahead,” said Mary Nichols, a former air board chair. “And if I were there, I would be looking to gain support for doing it.” California holds a unique status under federal law. It can set tougher tailpipe-emission standards than the rest of the country — a recognition of its early leadership in fighting smog. Since 1968, the state has obtained more than 100 federal waivers for its vehicle rules, and other states can adopt California’s standards under certain conditions. UC Berkeley law professor Daniel Farber said the state could even take a dual-track approach. “We don’t really think we need a waiver,” he would argue after EPA abandons the field, “but just in case we do: yes, give us one.” California’s latest clash with Washington stems from a decades-long dance over who sets the nation’s toughest clean-car rules. The state’s strict vehicle rules have helped spur innovations from catalytic converters to cleaner fuel to electric cars. The regulatory push began in Los Angeles after skies grew so smog-choked they stung peoples’ eyes. In 1966, California adopted the nation’s first tailpipe standards. When Congress passed the 1970 Clean Air Act, it gave the state rare authority to set tougher rules — making California both a laboratory and a trailblazer, so long as it secured a federal waiver. In 2002, California passed the nation’s first law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The Supreme Court’s 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA ruling confirmed those gases are pollutants under federal law, leading to the Obama administration’s 2009 “endangerment finding” that they harm public health. Such a move would fit California’s pattern of pushing first and asking permission later. In 2005, the state adopted its greenhouse-gas standards for vehicles and sought a waiver before it was even clear whether carbon qualified as pollution under federal law. The EPA initially denied that request in 2008 but reversed course a year later, granting the waiver in 2009. “So this wouldn’t necessarily be a slam dunk approach for the state to take, but I think the legal avenue is now there,” said Elkin, of UC Berkeley. ## **Targeting cars with new regulation** If California tried to regulate greenhouse gases on its own, it would have both experience and infrastructure to rely on. The process would look a lot like how the state has written past clean-car rules — except this time, the target would be carbon itself. California’s clean-car rules have operated within the permission-seeking framework set up by the Clean Air Act — until this year, when Trump and Congress moved to block the state’s plans to phase out gas cars and tighten diesel-truck standards. Trump’s EPA then went further by proposing to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, framing it as a win for “consumer choice.” Most of the state’s climate programs already run under authority of California’s own groundbreaking state laws: clean-energy mandates for utilities, a carbon-trading program for businesses, even standards to cut the carbon in fuels. Cars are different. They’re sold into a national market, and tailpipe emissions have long been federally preempted — one reason California has needed Washington’s permission to go its own way. If the state decides to test those limits, regulators would need to draft new rules and open them to public review — a process that could take years. California has already started down the path of new rules for clean cars and trucks. Last month, the Air Resources Board began the process of crafting clean car rules in response to the Trump administration’s rollback of the state’s new gas-car ban — a revocation the state is also fighting in court. In December, the board plans to begin the process of writing new emissions rules for trucks. The automobile association declined to comment on the new rulemaking effort. Patrick Kelly, vice president of energy and environmental affairs for American Trucking Associations, said the group would work with its state affiliate to “respond to specific proposals. “ “More broadly, (our group) supports achievable national standards and opposes a patchwork of state and local standards that Congress sought to avoid,” Kelly wrote in an email. Gov. Gavin Newsom swears in incoming California Air Resources Board Chair Lauren Sanchez on Oct. 1, 2025. Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor Asked by CalMatters whether the new rulemakings could become the vehicle for California to go its own way under Trump, Sanchez, the air board chair, said it’s an option staff is studying. “It’s something that staff is looking into, and I look forward to digging into myself,” Sanchez said. ## **No downside to trying, and some upsides** Even if legal experts like the idea in theory, UC Berkeley’s Dan Farber says California going forward alone is a longshot in practice. “There’s a chance you would win,” Farber said, of the argument that the state could directly regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars. “You’re buying a lawsuit, but other than litigation expenses, I don’t think there’s much downside in trying to do it.” Farber and others point out that the Trump administration and car and truck manufacturers would almost certainly sue to block state-level efforts to regulate greenhouse gases. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation warned, in comments to the EPA, that if states were not preempted, any unregulated emission “would then become fair game,” creating conflicting standards across the country. Automakers have long argued that letting states write their own climate rules would create a costly patchwork of standards, raising prices for consumers and complicating production for a national market. California is in somewhat of a legal quandary. The Clean Air Act requires California to meet national pollution standards, and the state still has some of the most air-polluted regions in the country. The state’s solutions rely heavily on clean-car and truck rules to meet those requirements. If California falls short, it could lose federal highway funding, a situation that Sanchez called a “no-win, Catch 22.” After decades of regulation and incentives, California has built a reputation as a leader in electric cars, and experts said if the state pushes further on policy, that could help keep California’s clean-car transition alive and its electric-vehicle goals within reach. Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, said California could also risk getting ahead of consumers if it goes it alone. Electric cars proved less popular than policymakers expected when it originally passed its goal to do away with sales of new gas-powered cars. “What is clear is that the program was not overwhelmingly popular amongst the public, even in California, right?” Nigro said. “That’s usually a flag for policymakers.” Craig Segall, an independent consultant and former state air board deputy, said there’s another factor to consider: by preserving demand and infrastructure for EVs, the state could maintain a beachhead for innovation that a future president might build on. With no coherent federal policy to compete in the global EV market, California could again use its regulatory and investment muscle — just as it once did in helping spawn electric car maker Tesla — to push the market forward. “What the feds are basically signaling here is that the field is open for anyone who’s serious about being a competitive car or truck company in five years,” Segall said. “One of those paths is: the world’s fourth largest economy figures out ways to take its manufacturing economic capacity and just plow ahead.” Read more from CalMatters Text Get breaking news on your phone. Download Keep up with the latest via our app. Sign up Receive free updates in your inbox. ## Nonpartisan, independent California news for all We’re CalMatters, your nonprofit and nonpartisan news guide. 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andybrwn

@andybrwn.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

California knows the drill - POLITICO www.politico.com/newsletters/california-c... #Decarbonization #CAEnergy #CapAndInvest #CapAndTrade

Scott Forbes🇨🇦

@theecologyprof.bsky.social

4 months ago

Opinion: Flawed climate plan ignores obvious option

@deverynross.bsky.social piece in today's Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba could benefit by getting credit for green energy production while Alberta and Saskatchewan pollute at will. An idea with possibilities. #CapAndTrade #EnergyTransition #MbPoli
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

@bradleyschagrin.bsky.social

4 months ago

When the Sky Got Better How compliance, regulations, markets, and maintenance turned acid rain into a comeback story.

How compliance, regulations, markets, and maintenance turned acid rain into a comeback story.

open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
#AcidRain #CleanAir #AirQuality #EnvironmentalPolicy #Regulation #CapAndTrade #Ecosystems #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication #Sustainability #ClimateLessons #PolicyWorks

@bradleyschagrin.bsky.social

4 months ago

When the Sky Got Better How compliance, regulations, markets, and maintenance turned acid rain into a comeback story.

When the Sky Got Better
How compliance, regulations, markets, and maintenance turned acid rain into a comeback story.

open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...

#AcidRain #CleanAir #AirQuality #EnvironmentalPolicy #Regulation #CapAndTrade #Ecosystems #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication #Sustainability

California Politics Huddle

@ca-politics-huddle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

5 months ago

CPH Daily Bulletin 9/25/2025

Millions of Californians are getting a refund on their electric bill. What you need to know

www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09...

#California #CapAndTrade […]

Tom Weiss looksUP

@tom-weiss.bsky.social

5 months ago

Yepp, heute aber neue Gründe (Monokultur, Borkenkäfer, Klimawandel). Rauchgasentschwefelung war damals die erste erfolgreiche Umsetzung von #CapAndTrade, die Blaupause für ETS und ETS2 ab 2027.

Revo Prosperidad Sostenible

@revoprosper.bsky.social

5 months ago

🌱⚡ Nueva propuesta de ley en España: el sistema de Tope y Comercio para recursos naturales y electricidad.

¿Un paso hacia la justicia climática?

👉 www.revoprosper.org/2025/09/16/p...

#CapAndTrade #TransiciónEnergética #RevoProsper

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

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ICYMI 🗣️ 💬 “Right now, policymakers need to extend the program, but also strengthen the signal to decarbonize.” NextGen’s Climate Policy Adv. Jamie Pew on #CapAndTrade & the urgent need to reauthorize it.

➡️ Read Let’s Talk: go.nextgenpolicy.org/asz7

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

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NEW blog post! 🚨 In this latest edition of #LetsTalkBlog, NextGen’s Climate Policy Adv. Jamie Pew unpacks the importance of CA’s #CapAndTrade program & the urgent need to strengthen & extend it to meet climate goals.

⭐ Read Let’s Talk:
go.nextgenpolicy.org/asz7

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

NextGen. What’s Next. Read our latest series.

What’s Next bi-weekly #newsletter is here! 🆕 📨 With CA’s legislative session countdown underway, we’ve got updates for you. Get the latest on NextGen’s advocacy efforts, a #CapAndTrade action YOU can take, must-read op-eds, & more. ⤵️
go.nextgenpolicy.org/Rduk

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

Don’t leave billions on the table: Reauthorize & Strengthen Cap & Trade. NextGen California Logo

Get involved & urge @governor.ca.gov & your state representative to reauthorize & strengthen #CapAndTrade! 🌎🤝 Let’s hold polluters accountable, advance wildfire protection & drive investments in CA’s frontline communities. ✊

✍️ Demand action TODAY: go.nextgenpolicy.org/Rc2N

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

The truth about cap-and-invest - Capitol Weekly OPINION - Without swift action to reauthorize the cap-and-trade program and implement updates to align with the state’s climate targets, one of California’s cornerstone environmental policies could un...

ICYMI! 📢 Investors are calling for action: Strengthen #CapAndTrade to power climate progress, create good-paying jobs & fund programs across CA. Read more about it in @capitolweekly.bsky.social: capitolweekly.net/the-truth-ab...

CARB

@airresources.bsky.social

6 months ago

Current Vintage Number offered: 51,883,970 Number sold: 51,883,970 Settlement price: $28.76 Advance Vintage Number offered: 6,847,750 Number sold: 6,847,750 Settlement price: $28.50

California & Quebec release results for 44th joint #capandtrade auction; all vintages sell out.

➡️ arb.ca.gov/news/california-and-quebec-release-summary-results-44th-joint-cap-and-trade-allowance-auction

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

Don’t leave billions on the table: Reauthorize & Strengthen Cap & Trade. NextGen California Logo

Demand action now! 📢 Tell @governor.ca.gov & your state representatives to reauthorize & strengthen #CapAndTrade to protect our clean air, advance climate programs, & move towards a resilient future! 🌎🌳

⭐ Take action: go.nextgenpolicy.org/Rc2N

Californians for Electric Rail

@calelectricrail.org

6 months ago

California Climate Democratic voters aren’t ready to give up on high-speed rail, even though they don’t think it will be completed.

New poll shows most Californians want to keep funding High-Speed Rail, but don't think they will see it completed. It's time for the legislature to commit to a sustainable funding plan via #CapAndTrade and reforms like #SB445 that can get the project moving faster. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

NextGen California Comments on the State Assembly’s Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization Proposal - NextGen Policy

NEW! 🚨 The CA Assembly just released their proposal to reauthorize & strengthen #CapAndTrade! Read NextGen’s response on how the proposal can be strengthened, aligns with CA’s 2045 #climate goals, & advances energy affordability. #CALeg
📣 Full statement: go.nextgenpolicy.org/p7ft

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

6 months ago

NextGen. What’s Next. Read our latest series.

Here’s the latest What’s Next #newsletter! 🆕🗞️The final stretch is here, catch what the NextGen team is up to as #CALeg is back in session. Explore the Climate Action Counts campaign, read the latest #CapAndTrade op-ed, learn about a webinar opportunity & more ⤵️
go.nextgenpolicy.org/ah7K

Ellie Cohen #climateactionnow

@elliecohen.bsky.social

7 months ago

California's signature climate effort is up for renewal — and it's a fight The future of California's cap-and-trade program is in limbo. Experts say the state can't meet its climate goals without it.

“We need the program, and it needs to be strengthened,” says @climatecampaign's Barry Vesser about Cap and Trade.

California’s Cap and Trade Program MUST cut pollution faster & protect communities. #CapAndTrade

www.latimes.com/environment/...

SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, SFBayPSR.org

@sfbaypsr.bsky.social

7 months ago

Why I’m Going All-Electric As I Remediate My Home From Toxic Ash CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening.

“After the wildfires, I don’t want to breathe toxic air...I want the healthiest and safest home possible.” @wendysuerosen
ALL-ELECTRIC homes protect HEALTH & climate AND are faster & more AFFORDABLE to build. CA needs #CapAndTrade funds for electrification. #RebuildBetter shorturl.at/A8Xlu

Building Decarbonization Coalition

@buildingdecarb.org

7 months ago

Why I’m Going All-Electric As I Remediate My Home From Toxic Ash CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening.

#AllElectric homes are healthier, safer, and faster & more affordable to build. That’s why Mandeville Canyon’s Wendy-Sue Rosen and others are calling on #CALeg to fund clean energy upgrades through #CapAndTrade. @asmirwin.bsky.social @ib2real.bsky.social #BuildingDecarb shorturl.at/A8Xlu

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

7 months ago

The truth about cap-and-invest - Capitol Weekly OPINION - Without swift action to reauthorize the cap-and-trade program and implement updates to align with the state’s climate targets, one of California’s cornerstone environmental policies could un...

NEW! 🚨🌎 Investors are speaking up about #CapAndTrade, and they want a STRONGER program! ✊ CA MUST strengthen #CapAndTrade to help provide good-paying jobs, fund affordability programs, & more benefits!

👇 Read more in @capitolweekly.bsky.social
capitolweekly.net/the-truth-ab...

@sadbarb.bsky.social

7 months ago

Why I’m Going All-Electric As I Remediate My Home From Toxic Ash CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening.

🏡⚡ ALL-ELECTRIC homes clean our air clean, cut emissions, & protect health. 🏡⚡ @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social please invest in electrification through #CapAndTrade. #AllElectric #HealthyHomes
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@sadbarb.bsky.social

7 months ago

Why I’m Going All-Electric As I Remediate My Home From Toxic Ash CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening.

shorturl.at/A8Xlu Please direct cap and trade funds to rebuilding clean, safe, all-electric homes. @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social @isaacbryant.bsky.social #capandtrade #allelectric #HealthyHomes

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

7 months ago

August is off to a productive start! 🙌 Catch up with the NextGen team - NextGen Policy

A NEW edition of What's Next is out! 🆕📫 Our August newsletter breaks down the latest news on #CapAndTrade, features a recent article with NextGen’s Arturo Juarez & introduces our newest team member!

💡Read What’s Next:
go.nextgenpolicy.org/7B4N

NextGen Policy

@nextgenpolicy.bsky.social

7 months ago

Investors are speaking up about #CapAndTrade! 🎤 🌎 Their ask? A strengthened #CapAndTrade program to stabilize the market, provide good-paying jobs, & fund affordability programs in CA.

⭐ Read more here: capitolweekly.net/the-truth-ab...

Mayor Alma Hernandez

@alma4suisun.bsky.social

8 months ago

Joined @calcities.bsky.social , labor & community leaders to support #CapAndTrade reauthorization. It’s time to invest in climate-safe infrastructure, reduce emissions & support middle-class jobs. Local govs need the tools to meet housing + climate goals. #ClimateAction #CalCities