Americas > Multiple paths exist for California carbon market extension amid “spectrum of legal risk”

Multiple paths exist for California carbon market extension amid “spectrum of legal risk”

Published 01:08 on September 22, 2022  /  Last updated at 01:08 on September 22, 2022  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, US

The extension of the California cap-and-trade programme past 2030 can find legal basis in several different areas of statute, though doing so without a two-thirds legislative vote might be riskier for some avenues than others, experts said Wednesday.
The extension of the California cap-and-trade programme past 2030 can find legal basis in several different areas of statute, though doing so without a two-thirds legislative vote might be riskier for some avenues than others, experts said Wednesday.


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