Americas > After bankrolling Washington state carbon tax defeat, oil majors diverge on ETS proposal

After bankrolling Washington state carbon tax defeat, oil majors diverge on ETS proposal

Published 22:09 on March 21, 2019  /  Last updated at 22:16 on March 21, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, US

BP and Phillips 66 offered competing opinions Thursday on a Washington state bill to implement a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade programme by 2021, months after both companies spent millions to defeat a voter-led $15 carbon tax proposal.
BP and Phillips 66 offered competing opinions Thursday on a Washington state bill to implement a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade programme by 2021, months after both companies spent millions to defeat a voter-led $15 carbon tax proposal.


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