Washington state passes cap-and-trade, LCFS bills with gas tax caveat

Published 15:32 on April 26, 2021  /  Last updated at 02:23 on April 27, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Washington state lawmakers this weekend approved a climate policy package that will see the state implement a WCI-modelled carbon market and low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), but both programmes still are contingent on the passage of a transportation funding package in the next year.
Washington state lawmakers this weekend approved a climate policy package that will see the state implement a WCI-modelled carbon market and low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), but both programmes still are contingent on the passage of a transportation funding package in the next year.


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