SEATTLE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A milestone agreement in Washington’s effort to reduce large-scale greenhouse gas emissions was signed Thursday, June 25.
Delegates from Washington, California and Quebec met in Seattle to sign a carbon market linkage agreement.
Governor Bob Ferguson announced that this linkage enters our state into the largest subnational carbon market in the world. The work to link the the two states and Canadian province is several years in the making.
The agreement will set new precedents for greenhouse gas reductions and investments in clean energy among businesses across the three jurisdictions.
It also authorizes Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program to accept allowances and offset carbon credits from California and Quebec.
Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller signed the agreement on the state’s behalf.
