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California Cap and Trade Auction #2 Results

by Jon Costantino | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/27/2013

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held its second Cap and Trade Allowance Auction (auction) of the program, and the first one since carbon obligations started accruing January 1 for compliance entities. ...more

California Scores Another Cap-and-Trade Victory

by Colin Higgins, Richard McNeil, Patrick Paul, Sean Sherlock | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/15/2013

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) scored another victory in its ongoing effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state to 1990 levels under the mandate of AB 32 (the “Global Warming Solutions Act of...more

Potential Linkage between Californian and Australian Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regimes

by Eric E. Freedman, Mariah Kennedy, Yuki Shan Ku, Fiona Melville, Dirk Michels | K&L Gates LLP on 2/5/2013

Australia and the State of California are investigating opportunities for linking their carbon pricing and greenhouse gas (“GHG”) cap-and-trade programs. On January 15, 2013, officials from the Australian Parliament and the...more

Court Rejects Challenge to California’s Cap-and-Trade Carbon Offset Program

by Peter Hsiao, Sue Landsittel, William Sloan, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/31/2013

On January 25, 2013, a California state court rejected a challenge to an important component of California’s cap-and-trade scheme, its emission offset program. In the first legal decision regarding the program since its...more

CARB Cap and Trade Linkage Effort with Quebec Back on Track: Reopened Comment Period Ends January 23rd

by Marc D. Luesebrink | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/15/2013

California's cap and trade program, part of the AB 32 program to reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, took effect on January 1, 2012. On January 1st of this year, the first cap and trade compliance period began. Now,...more

What Will It Cost for California to Save the World? California Conducts its First Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Auction

by Whitney Hodges, Olivier F. Theard, Randy Visser | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/5/2012

The landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (“AB 32”) tasked the California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) with reducing greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. In adopting a scoping plan assembling a...more

California Auctions Initial Greenhouse Gas Allowances under AB 32 Cap and Trade Program

by Josh Bushinsky, Randy Lewis, Peter Mostow, Sheridan Pauker | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/27/2012

On November 14, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) held the first auction for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances under the state's pioneering cap and trade program. More than 70 entities participated in the...more

First Cap & Trade Auction Results

by Kerry Shea | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/21/2012

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the results from the first California CO2 emissions allowance auction held last week. CARB’s initial assessment is that the auction was a success. It went off without any...more

Sold! High Volume, Low Prices Mark California’s First Carbon Allowance Auction

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/21/2012

California’s first carbon allowance auction on November 14, 2012 featured plenty of demand but a lower-than-expected closing price, based on results released on Monday by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)....more

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