Quebec takes the plunge with California to swap carbon emissions permits. Continue reading →

It’s looking more and more like California will lose its last US partner in a regional cap & trade program. Continue reading →

Mixed signals for geoengineering, more juice for electric cars, keeping cap & trade alive, and another California solar plant gets the nod. Continue reading →

The state’s top carbon regulator says “We don’t intend to start actually implementing the program without partners.” Continue reading →

The Western Climate Initiative unwraps its “comprehensive strategy” for regional cap-and-trade–leaving a lot of questions unanswered. Continue reading →

Now that Congress has officially punted on any sort of climate/energy bill, can the states go it alone? Continue reading →

As California regulators trudge toward a carbon trading plan to start in two years, they’re finding that the Devil is in the details…and there are a lot of details. Continue reading →

California pols and regulators rally to fend off “federal preemption” of carbon regulation at the state and regional level. Continue reading →

In the aftermath of a half-baked climate accord from Copenhagen, acting locally may have more momentum than acting globally–for some states, anyway. Continue reading →

Arizona becomes the first state to bail out of the nascent cap-and-trade effort known as the Western Climate Initiative. Continue reading →