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23 paź 2024 · Initiative 2117 would end the state's cap-and-invest program, which requires polluters to pay for carbon emissions and fund environmental projects. Supporters say it raises gas prices and wastes money, while opponents say it lowers pollution and benefits the state.
Initiative 2117 would prohibit any state agencies from implementing a cap and trade or cap and tax program and repeal the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act, a law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2050. The initiative is sponsored by Let's Go Washington, a conservative group, and will be on the ballot in November 2024.
25 paź 2024 · The vote on the measure, Initiative 2117, is being watched across the country and around the world as government leaders struggle with how to put in place plans with enough potency to drastically ...
23 paź 2024 · Initiative 2117 would undo the Climate Commitment Act, which sets a cap-and-invest program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Hear from a state senator and a policy analyst on the pros and cons of the measure.
Initiative 2117 would repeal the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), a cap-and-invest program to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The CCA, which went into effect in 2023, sets annual emissions limits and requires major emitters to buy allowances to cover their greenhouse gas emissions. The CCA is intended to cut emissions nearly in half by 2030 and help the state become mostly carbon-free by 2050.
Initiative 2117 would prohibit state agencies from implementing any type of carbon tax credit trading, including the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and the Cap-and-Invest Program. It would also repeal sections of the CCA and the state Clean Air Act related to GHG emissions limits and reporting.
