Washington state adopts market-based carbon reduction scheme

Published 08:27 on September 16, 2016  /  Last updated at 16:40 on September 19, 2016  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Washington state has adopted a programme to cap CO2 from the state’s biggest emitters, allowing them to use market-based approaches to meet their targets including buying permits from other cap-and-trade systems.
Washington state has adopted a programme to cap CO2 from the state’s biggest emitters, allowing them to use market-based approaches to meet their targets including buying permits from other cap-and-trade systems.


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