BRIEFING: Analysts cautiously optimistic on California ISOR timeline, expect 2028 for Washington linkage 

Published 22:39 on April 7, 2026 / Last updated at 22:39 on April 7, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Insights (Briefings)

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Carbon market analysts offered broadly positive outlooks on the formalisation of planned updates to the California cap-and-invest programme via the Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) but said they expected linkage with Washington to occur in 2028 at the earliest during a workshop hosted last week by Carbon Pulse.
Carbon market analysts offered broadly positive outlooks on the formalisation of planned updates to the California cap-and-invest programme via the Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) but said they expected linkage with Washington to occur in 2028 at the earliest during a workshop hosted last week by Carbon Pulse.


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