WCI Final Design of C&T System

"On July 27, 2010, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) released the Final Design for its regional cap-and-trade program...However, the sustained economic downturn has withered state-level support for the WCI and cast doubt over the extent to which the program will be implemented by WCI’s January 2012 deadline. Some member states have expressly withdrawn support for the program, while others have indicated that they will not have regulations in place necessary to meet the January 1, 2012, implementation deadline. Nonetheless, the Final Design represents the clearest and most detailed articulation of an alternative to comprehensive federal climate change regulation."

WCI C and T Final Design Article
(Martin Law article)