{"id":25080,"date":"2025-09-10T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=25080"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:56:33","slug":"washington-states-cap-and-invest-program-continues-to-deliver-for-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2025\/09\/10\/washington-states-cap-and-invest-program-continues-to-deliver-for-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington state\u2019s cap-and-invest program continues to deliver for communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cap-and-invest continues to be Washington\u2019s best tool for cutting pollution and delivering investments to communities. As linking with the California-Quebec program comes closer to being a reality, the continued success of Washington\u2019s program demonstrates how a larger, linked market will benefit all involved.<\/p>\n<p>The program just completed its third auction of the year. Here are the results and what they mean:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cap-and-invest auctions 101<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington\u2019s cap-and-invest auctions are administered by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). During the auction, participating entities submitted their bids for allowances. Under the Climate Commitment Act \u2014 Washington\u2019s landmark climate law that sets a binding, declining limit on pollution \u2014 major emitters in Washington are required to hold one allowance for every ton of greenhouse gas they emit, with the total number of allowances decreasing each year. This system requires Washington\u2019s polluters to reduce their emissions in line with the state\u2019s climate targets, as fewer allowances become available annually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>September auction results<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 6,937,001 current vintage allowances offered for sale by Ecology were purchased, resulting in the 11th consecutive sold out quarterly auction for Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current auction settled at $64.30, $38.45 above the price floor of $25.85 and $5.79 above Washington\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2025\/06\/11\/cap-and-invest-program-continues-to-drive-down-climate-pollution-and-raise-investments-in-washington-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last quarterly auction price<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of $58.51. Since this auction settled above the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2023\/11\/15\/as-washington-state-considers-linking-carbon-market-with-california-quebec-this-cost-containment-tool-ensures-that-its-program-continues-to-run-smoothly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tier 1 price of $60.43, today\u2019s results will trigger an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2023\/11\/15\/as-washington-state-considers-linking-carbon-market-with-california-quebec-this-cost-containment-tool-ensures-that-its-program-continues-to-run-smoothly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APCR auction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be held in November.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This auction is projected to generate roughly $296 million in revenue, which will be invested into Washington communities to enhance climate resilience, create jobs and improve air quality. A report from Ecology confirming the amount of revenue raised in this auction will be published later this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What factors could be at play with these results<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s results show prices trending back towards their 2023 levels, with demand climbing as market confidence re-stabilizes. Additionally, these results could reflect that covered entities were likely seeking to out-bid each other to secure their final allowances before the upcoming November 1 compliance deadline, when covered entities must surrender allowances to cover 30% of their 2024 emissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since today\u2019s prices are above the Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) Tier 1 price of $60.43, this auction will trigger an APCR auction to be held in November. Washington has held APCR auctions previously, and you can find more about how this price containment feature operates in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2023\/11\/15\/as-washington-state-considers-linking-carbon-market-with-california-quebec-this-cost-containment-tool-ensures-that-its-program-continues-to-run-smoothly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this earlier blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The November APCR auction will be held after the annual compliance deadline, so allowances from that auction will not be eligible to use for compliance this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to the November APCR auction, Ecology will be holding a separate, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.ecology.wa.gov\/publications\/documents\/2514058.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pre-compliance APCR auction in October<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the allowances from that auction <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eligible for compliance. Ecology holds APCR auctions in the event that prices reach a certain level (this is the November APCR auction), <\/span><b>and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also holds APCR auctions in advance of an annual compliance deadline each year. Next month\u2019s APCR auction falls into the latter camp \u2014 it is an opportunity for covered entities to purchase allowances from a specifically designated allowance pool in case they haven\u2019t obtained sufficient allowances to cover their 2024 emissions before the compliance deadline. The allowances in an APCR auction come from a set aside portion of allowances that is <\/span><b>still below the overall emissions cap for the program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so these auctions help to contain prices and demand without violating the emissions integrity of this important program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Steady progress towards linkage\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington has also continued to take steps towards program linkage with California and Quebec, and recently concluded an informal comment period on its ongoing linkage rulemaking. Ecology has stated that they expect to share a draft rule by early 2026, which will lay out the logistics of integrating Washington\u2019s market with the linked California-Quebec market, which have been operating jointly for over ten years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linkage would deliver major benefits to all participants. By joining a larger, well-established market, Washington can accelerate and deepen emissions cuts while lowering compliance costs for companies and supporting a more stable, predictable market overall. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rff.org\/publications\/reports\/considerations-for-washingtons-linkage-negotiations-with-california-and-quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent research <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the impacts of linkage shows that linkage would lead to \u201cgreater regional emissions reductions, more regional environmental benefits, and a more affordable program\u201d. In a linked market, participating entities are able to translate those lower compliance costs into investment in pollution reductions in the near-term. Because allowances generally get more expensive over time as fewer are available, making investments now helps to avoid future higher costs of compliance. A bigger, linked market also brings more stability and predictability, while offering covered entities a wider set of cost-effective options for reducing emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Investing in climate solutions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After eleven successful auctions, Washington\u2019s cap-and-invest program is showing how it delivers emissions reductions and creates lasting benefits for people across the state. Billions of dollars in revenue are already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommitment.cleanprosperousinstitute.org\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=b78884a1-3c22-4083-ae71-c1cad6c68793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">being put to work on projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that cut pollution, expand clean energy, improve air quality and build resilience to wildfires and other climate impacts. Importantly, a significant share of these revenue investments is directed towards Washington\u2019s overburdened communities hit hardest by pollution and the effects of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>As Washington continues to run successful auctions and build momentum toward linkage with Quebec and California, the state is showing that ambitious climate policy can also deliver economic opportunity and healthier communities. Each auction not only reinforces the integrity of the cap-and-invest system, but also secures real, lasting benefits for Washingtonians.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cap-and-invest continues to be Washington\u2019s best tool for cutting pollution and delivering investments to communities. As linking with the California-Quebec program comes closer to being a reality, the continued success of Washington\u2019s program demonstrates how a larger, linked market will benefit all involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151379,"featured_media":25081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71676,107925,43,202,20,44],"tags":[],"coauthors":[107971],"class_list":["post-25080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carbon-markets","category-cities-and-states","category-economics","category-greenhouse-gas-emissions","category-news","category-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Washington state\u2019s cap-and-invest program continues to deliver for communities - Climate 411<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cap-and-invest continues to be Washington\u2019s best tool for cutting pollution and delivering investments to communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2025\/09\/10\/washington-states-cap-and-invest-program-continues-to-deliver-for-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Washington state\u2019s cap-and-invest program continues to deliver for communities - 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