California’s ARB has authority to operate cap-and-trade programme beyond 2030 -law firm

Published 20:18 on October 26, 2022  /  Last updated at 20:18 on October 26, 2022  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, US

California regulator ARB has the existing statutory authority to continue its WCI-linked carbon market past 2030, while a simple majority vote from the state's progressive legislature could stave off legal challenges to the agency’s extension of the programme, a law firm has argued.
California regulator ARB has the existing statutory authority to continue its WCI-linked carbon market past 2030, while a simple majority vote from the state's progressive legislature could stave off legal challenges to the agency’s extension of the programme, a law firm has argued.


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