Americas > California budget proposal would funnel carbon revenues to workforce training, raising legal concerns

California budget proposal would funnel carbon revenues to workforce training, raising legal concerns

Published 02:51 on June 10, 2019  /  Last updated at 03:01 on June 10, 2019  / Dan McGraw /  Americas, Canada, US

A California budget compromise would funnel the state's WCI cap-and-trade auction revenues to workforce training and safe drinking water programmes, potentially conflicting with a legislative counsel opinion that found carbon funds must be used to directly reduce emissions until 2021.
A California budget compromise would funnel the state's WCI cap-and-trade auction revenues to workforce training and safe drinking water programmes, potentially conflicting with a legislative counsel opinion that found carbon funds must be used to directly reduce emissions until 2021.


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