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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For more than a decade, the Golden State has operated one of the nation’s most important climate policies – its cap-and-trade program.
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Many governments already are pricing carbon, either with cap-and-trade, or carbon fee and dividend laws.
—Carl Yaeckel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Sacramento quietly authorized billions in spending without going back to voters, expanding project estimates and tapping into cap-and-trade revenues up to $1.25 billion annually.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Alex Jackson, who leads the industry group American Clean Power California, said the state should use money from its cap-and-trade program to lower bills.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Many governments already are pricing carbon, either with cap-and-trade, or carbon fee and dividend laws.
—Carl Yaeckel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Sacramento quietly authorized billions in spending without going back to voters, expanding project estimates and tapping into cap-and-trade revenues up to $1.25 billion annually.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Alex Jackson, who leads the industry group American Clean Power California, said the state should use money from its cap-and-trade program to lower bills.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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“Cap-and-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cap-and-trade. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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