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Washington state adopts updated forest offset rule for cap-and-invest programme

Published 23:03 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 23:03 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Washington state regulators adopted revisions to the US forest offset protocol under its cap-and-invest programme on Tuesday, finalising changes intended to make the crediting framework more applicable to the state's forests while responding to comments on permanence and Tribal land constraints.
Washington state regulators adopted revisions to the US forest offset protocol under its cap-and-invest programme on Tuesday, finalising changes intended to make the crediting framework more applicable to the state's forests while responding to comments on permanence and Tribal land constraints.


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