cap-and-trade
adjective
: relating to or being a system that caps the amount of carbon emissions a given company may produce but allows it to buy rights to produce additional emissions from a company that does not use the equivalent amount of its own allowance
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Among other things, the report confirms that California motorists are already paying quite a bit more for fuel because of cap-and-trade.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
In California, the efforts are funded primarily by proceeds from its cap-and-trade program.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
President Pro Tem Mike McGuire would work to extend cap-and-trade, which is set to expire in 2030 and must be reauthorized by the Legislature.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In a collective statement Tuesday, Newsom, McGuire and Rivas hailed the cap-and-trade program’s effectiveness in cutting emissions and generating attractive jobs.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
In California, the efforts are funded primarily by proceeds from its cap-and-trade program.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
President Pro Tem Mike McGuire would work to extend cap-and-trade, which is set to expire in 2030 and must be reauthorized by the Legislature.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In a collective statement Tuesday, Newsom, McGuire and Rivas hailed the cap-and-trade program’s effectiveness in cutting emissions and generating attractive jobs.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Cap-and-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cap-and-trade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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