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CO2 China Comparison Shows Shortcomings of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program

CO2 China Comparison Shows Shortcomings of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
Smoke billows from a large steel plant in Inner Mongolia, China, on Nov. 4, 2016. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
John Seiler
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office boasted May 8, “California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Funds $28 Billion in Climate Investments Over Last Decade ... supporting 30,000 jobs and cutting millions of tons of carbon emissions.” It linked to the “2024 Annual Report on Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds” of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]