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Washington lawmakers alter GHG baseline, remove fuel supplier phase-in for cap-and-trade proposal

Published 19:39 on February 19, 2021  /  Last updated at 19:39 on February 19, 2021  / Dan McGraw /  Americas, US

Washington state lawmakers tweaked the emissions baseline, offset utilisation limits, and phase-in of fuel suppliers in an amended WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill this week, while making additional changes to address environmental justice and equity concerns.
Washington state lawmakers tweaked the emissions baseline, offset utilisation limits, and phase-in of fuel suppliers in an amended WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill this week, while making additional changes to address environmental justice and equity concerns.


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