Opponents warming to offset rule changes in California carbon market extension bill

Published 23:17 on March 6, 2017  /  Last updated at 23:23 on November 23, 2022  /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Amendments to a bill extending California’s carbon market beyond 2020 would prioritise carbon offsetting in the state’s disadvantaged communities, prompting environmental justice campaigners to suggest they are open to a compromise on the controversial issue.
Amendments to a bill extending California’s carbon market beyond 2020 would prioritise carbon offsetting in the state’s disadvantaged communities, prompting environmental justice campaigners to suggest they are open to a compromise on the controversial issue.


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