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Webinar episode 5: How will the Climate Commitment Act be implemented?
Recently we debuted the informational webinar, “Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Action”. In this fifth part, Isaac Kastama, government affairs specialist with Water Street Public Affairs explains how implementation of the CCA will be...
Webinar episode 4: What’s next for the Climate Commitment Act?
Recently we debuted the informational webinar, “Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Action”. In this third part, policy analyst Kevin Tempest of the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute explains the nuts and bolts of how the CCA works.
Webinar episode 3: How does the Climate Commitment Act Work?
Recently we debuted the informational webinar, “Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Action”. In this third part, policy analyst Kevin Tempest of the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute explains the nuts and bolts of how the CCA works.
Webinar episode 2: What’s the big deal with the Climate Commitment Act?
Last week we debuted the informational webinar, “Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Action”. This week we share the webinar in short pieces for easy viewing. In this second part, Paula Sardinas of the WA Build Back Black Alliance answers, what’s the big deal with the CCA, and how are environmental justice issues addressed?
Webinar episode 1: How did the Climate Commitment Act get done?
Last week we debuted the informational webinar, “Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Action”. This week we share the webinar in short pieces for easy viewing. In this first part, Senator Reuven Carlyle answers, what does the CCA do, and how did it get done?
Webinar: Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act: A New Standard for Climate Action
How can Washington address climate change? Why is now the time for action? Washington’s carbon emissions have grown 8% since 2012. We can’t wait. It’s time to implement an economy-boosting program to reduce emissions by enacting the Climate Commitment Act.
Climate Commitment Act Cost Estimate from Oil Industry Not Grounded in Reality
Recently WSPA retained a NERA Economic Associate Director to predict allowance prices, household costs, and energy-intensive sector output impacts for the Climate Commitment Act. No model should be treated as usefully predictive when it does not provide sufficient...
Technical Memo: The Climate Commitment Act delivers jobs and reduces pollution
Kevin Tempest, Clean & Prosperous Institute This technical memo presents modelled jobs and other benefits from investments through 2030 that could be catalyzed by revenue from Substitute Senate Bill 5126 (SB5126), the Climate Commitment Act. In this technical memo, I...
Part 2: Revisiting the Key Findings of an influential Carbon Trading and Environmental Equity Study – Additional Details
In Part 1, I revisited some of the key findings from the influential study by Lara Cushing and Rachel Morello-Frosch et al. (Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015)) In this Part 2, I...
Part 1: Revisiting the Key Findings of a California Carbon Market and Environmental Equity Study
Likely the most widely-cited and influential analysis of California’s pollution-equity trends in the first several years of its Cap-and-Invest program is a 2018 paper led by Lara Cushing and Rachel Morello-Frosch titled Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental...
This moment
On our Climate Commitment webinar last week, Senator Reuven Carlyle spoke about “this moment” in our state’s journey to meet our climate change challenge. A moment when we can achieve an economy wide transformation with a proven-effective Cap and Invest policy.
Webinar: The Climate Commitment Act: A Time for Action
How can Washington address climate change? Why is now the time for action? Washington’s carbon emissions have grown 8% since 2012. We can’t wait. It’s time to implement an economy-boosting program to reduce emissions by enacting the Climate Commitment Act.
3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum
3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:15 PM PSTWith the election results coming into focus, states will continue to be sources of leadership on carbon policy. What does the future hold for Washington State? Join us on...
Webinar: Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State
CaPI Webinar: Building Back Better:Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State July 9, 2020In this webinar, we discussed the newly released report, Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. The report analyzes the...
2020 Legislative Session Report on Cap & Invest
Legislature Sets Stage for Ambitious 2021 During the short 60 day session, the Washington State Legislature made critical strides to reboot a conversation on the value of comprehensive carbon policy. As the session ended last week, in the midst of the COVID-19...
COVID-19 Shutdown: OVERREACTION or GOOD CALL?
Answer: GOOD CALL, HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN We’re learning COVID-19 is far from “just a flu.” If you’re done hearing about its seriousness, read on; if you want a quick summary, read this footnote.[1] Our greatest risk is overwhelming our already heavily-loaded health...
Poll: Washington Voters Support Aligned Action on Transportation and Climate
Washingtonians overwhelmingly see climate change as real, urgent, and requiring strong, comprehensive action. According to new poll results, more than three-quarters of voters believe we cannot rely on Washington, DC to solve climate change, and nearly 70% of voters...
Press Release: Supreme Court Sets the Stage for Legislative Action on System-Wide Carbon Reductions
Legislature expected to continue progress on comprehensive Cap & Invest bill.
Seattle, WA – January 16, 2020 – Today’s Supreme Court ruling restricting the Department of Ecology’s authority to cap greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) creates a patchwork of regulations that are at odds with effective carbon reduction policy. The legislature can advance a comprehensive solution, covering the full economy to achieve our increasing needs for carbon reduction with fairness and economic efficiency.
2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum
2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum December 12, 2019The 2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum brought together over 100 participants to build momentum and collaboration in achieving carbon reduction goals in the state. Eight presenters, each well versed in...
Slides from the 2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum
2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum Thursday, December 12, 2019, 4-6:00 PMMercer Island Community & Event Center Pathways to Clean EnergyEileen Quigley, Executive Director, Clean Energy Transition Institute [pdf-embedder...
BioSequestration Policy Pathways
BioSequestration Policy Pathways
A policy research and evaluation effort led by:
The Clean & Prosperous Institute
Our Operating Framework
Climate change is real, caused mostly by combusting fossil fuels
It’s a crisis –
Risk to our health, way of life, and economy
IPCC: we only have 10 years to cut net emissions in half.
The severity of the crisis depends on the net of:
+ Ongoing GHGs emissions
– Atmospheric GHGs absorbed and stored on the planet (“sequestration”)
Bio-sequestration can
play a major role in meeting our net reductions
~30% of gross emissions are being offset by naturally occurring biosequestration
Create a stable and growing financial boon for Rural America – “farming carbon”
Webinar Q&A: Banking of Excess Carbon Permits
CaPI Webinar Series: Cap & Invest in Washington StateWebinar Q&A: Introduction to Cap & Invest in Washington StateIs banking of allowances incompatible with the objective to reduce emissions? Is banking of excess carbon permits a necessary and fundamental...
Webinar Q&A: RGGI GHG reduction
CaPI Webinar Series: Cap & Invest in Washington StateWebinar Q&A: Introduction to Cap & Invest in Washington StateIs it true that RGGI GHG reduction stalled during the Great Recession because need for energy declined and there was no political will to...
Webinar Q&A: California’s Cap & Trade Program
CaPI Webinar Series: Cap & Invest in Washington StateWebinar Q&A: Introduction to Cap & Invest in Washington StateIs it true that California’s Cap & Trade program does not address transportation emissions?Shorter Answer False. Transportation emissions can...