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UPDATE – Challenges remain after Washington Senate passes LCFS, cap-and-trade bills

Published 17:12 on April 9, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:07 on April 9, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

The Washington Senate approved a weaker version of a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) bill late Thursday that is tied to the implementation of a large transportation funding package, while the upper chamber also forwarded a WCI-modelled carbon market proposal to the House with a similar binding requirement.
The Washington Senate approved a weaker version of a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) bill late Thursday that is tied to the implementation of a large transportation funding package, while the upper chamber also forwarded a WCI-modelled carbon market proposal to the House with a similar binding requirement.


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