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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That includes the state excise tax, the federal gas tax, state and local sales taxes, a storage tank fee, and costs tied to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and cap-and-trade program.
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Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Roughly half of the money has been given to utilities to minimize cap-and-trade’s impact on consumer costs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
His plan is light on specifics but includes defending the state’s cap-and-trade program.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
California's cap-and-trade tacks on roughly 23 cents to every gallon, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adds another 14 cents.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Roughly half of the money has been given to utilities to minimize cap-and-trade’s impact on consumer costs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
His plan is light on specifics but includes defending the state’s cap-and-trade program.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
California's cap-and-trade tacks on roughly 23 cents to every gallon, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adds another 14 cents.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Cap-and-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cap-and-trade. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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