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California’s ARB lowers 2030 emissions reductions ambition via proposed cap-and-invest changes

Published 00:26 on October 30, 2025 / Last updated at 00:26 on October 30, 2025 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California regulator ARB is walking back the emissions reduction ambition under its cap-and-invest programme relative to workshops held last year, following new considerations such as consumer affordability and broader decarbonisation challenges under the Trump administration, the agency presented in a webinar Wednesday.
California regulator ARB is walking back the emissions reduction ambition under its cap-and-invest programme relative to workshops held last year, following new considerations such as consumer affordability and broader decarbonisation challenges under the Trump administration, the agency presented in a webinar Wednesday.


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