Initiative 2117 would repeal the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), a cap-and-invest program to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The CCA, which went into effect in 2023, sets annual emissions limits and requires major emitters to buy allowances to cover their greenhouse gas emissions. The CCA is intended to cut emissions nearly in half by 2030 and help the state become mostly carbon-free by 2050. Initiative 2117 would ban state agencies from implementing any kind of carbon trading, including cap-and-trade or cap-and-tax programs.
Affordable Building Council of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Associated General Contractors of America—Washington Chapter, AWB (Association of Washington Business), Building Industry Association of Washington, Ethnic Chamber of Commerce Coalition, Brian Heywood—Taxpayers Accountability Alliance, Let’s Go Washington, National Electrical Contractors Association, NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), Jim Walsh (R), Washington State Representative and Republican Party chairman, Washington Retail Association, Washington Roundtable, Washington State Republican Party. (Source: https://letsgowashington.com/the-initiatives/#I-2117)
AAA Washington, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Amazon, American Farmland Trust, American Lung Association, Defenders of Wildlife, Disability Rights Washington, El Centro de la Raza, Faith Action Network, League of Women Voters of Washington, Microsoft, Natural Resources Defense Council, NW Energy Coalition, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, Puget Sound Energy, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Times, SEIU 775, 925, and Healthcare 1199NW, Statewide Poverty Action Network, The Nature Conservancy, Transportation Choices Coalition, Washington & Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers, Washington Community Action Network, Washington Education Association, Washington Machinist Council, Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, Washington State Council of Firefighters, Washington State Catholic Conference, Washington State Democratic Party, Washington State Labor Council, Washington State Medical Association, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington State PTA. (Source: https://no2117.com/our-coalition/)
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