SACRAMENTO – Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the 38th joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances from both jurisdictions. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for Current Vintage (2024) and Advanced Vintage (2027).
Number offered: 51,216,056
Number sold: 51,216,056
Settlement price: $41.76
SACRAMENTO – Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins, Inc. of Indiana for using illegal defeat devices to bypass vehicle emissions control equipment in diesel vehicles.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has extended the reporting deadline for Clean Truck Check , giving heavy-duty truck owners and operators an additional month to enter their information into a new database that will track compliance. Vehicle/fleet owners now have until Jan. 31, 2024, to finalize the initial reporting requirement and compliance fee payment for 2023.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting applications through January 15, 2024, for the 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards.
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the updated Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory data showing that emissions significantly decreased in 2020 when the global pandemic slowed economic activity, increased in 2021 as the economy recovered, and is projected to decrease again in 2022.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the award of $10 million to 42 local non-profit organizations and California Native American tribes for projects that focus on air pollution reduction efforts across the state.
DUBAI – California officially kicked off a new international climate initiative that creates a partnership of subnational governments that are committed to reducing methane today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted in Dubai.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board reached a settlement agreement with Briggs and Stratton LLC of Milwaukee, Wisc., a major producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, for $117,314 for the company’s violations of the Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Regulation. The regulation limits emissions of oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons from spark-ignited, small off-road engines, including those found in landscape equipment, small power tools, and portable generators.
SACRAMENTO – Today at noon (PST), California and Quebec released the results of the 37th joint cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances from both jurisdictions. The final numbers include sales figures and settlement prices for 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 through 2023 (current) and 2026 (advance) vintages.
Number offered: 57,617,565
Number sold: 57,617,565
Settlement price: $38.73
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today approved an almost $624 million funding plan for its incentive programs that will continue to help Californians – from truck fleet operators to commuters – make the switch to zero-emission vehicles.