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 thinking was a key part in developing the country’s cap-and-trade system, which was enacted last year and is in the process of being implemented.
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Justin Worland, Time, 23 May 2025
President Trump has made specific threats to California’s environmental efforts, including its vehicle emission standards and cap-and-trade program.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Among other things, the report confirms that California motorists are already paying quite a bit more for fuel because of cap-and-trade.
—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
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Justin Worland, Time, 23 May 2025
President Trump has made specific threats to California’s environmental efforts, including its vehicle emission standards and cap-and-trade program.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Among other things, the report confirms that California motorists are already paying quite a bit more for fuel because of cap-and-trade.
—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
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“Cap-and-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cap-and-trade. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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