Tag: AB 32
CalChamber Appeals Court Decision Upholding Cap-and-Trade Revenues
The California Chamber of Commerce this week petitioned the California Supreme Court to review the split decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal...
Split Appeals Court Decision Upholds Cap-and-Trade Revenues
In a 2-1 ruling, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has upheld the state’s practice of auctioning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances to raise...
Appeal Court Hears CalChamber Arguments Against Auction of Cap-and-Trade Credits
A Sacramento appellate court heard oral arguments this week on a closely watched lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce concerning the California...
Use Market Pricing to Cut CO2 Emissions
Nobody should be surprised that California’s cap-and-trade program is the most cost-effective strategy to reduce carbon emissions. What’s astonishing is that policymakers insist on...
Climate Change: CalChamber Stops, Delays or Amends All But 1 Bill Before It Passes
As the Senate and Assembly cleared their desks for this legislative session, the California Chamber of Commerce weighed in on 18 climate change bills;...
Job Killer Bill Will Cause Arbitrary Petroleum Cutback
An arbitrary and unrealistic reduction of petroleum use is a major consequence of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill pending before lawmakers.
SB...
Senate Passes Bills Increasing Fuel Costs, Regulatory Burden
The Senate this week passed two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed “job killer” bills that, if signed into law, may increase costs for California businesses...
Governor Holds Steady on Prudent Spending Plan
Warning that a recession is inevitable, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. dampened spending expectations even as higher revenues have poured into state coffers.
Overall, the...
Air Board Asks Courts to Create New Tax
In a landmark case before the Third District Court of Appeal, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently argued for creation of an unprecedented...
