Americas > Massachusetts distributed nearly 570k additional carbon units under GWSA market, with more to come

Massachusetts distributed nearly 570k additional carbon units under GWSA market, with more to come

Published 21:35 on February 4, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:38 on February 4, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

Massachusetts gave out almost 570,000 additional carbon allowances last year to power plants capped by the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) market, and emissions data suggests those allocations likely flipped the programme’s overall balance from short to long.
Massachusetts gave out almost 570,000 additional carbon allowances last year to power plants capped by the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) market, and emissions data suggests those allocations likely flipped the programme’s overall balance from short to long.


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