Cap and Trade Reauthorization, Reform, and a Revenue Plan
This panel will discuss what reforms would make California's Cap and Trade program more effective and equitable and how to prioritize investments from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
1:20 PM - 2:30 PMTue
Tofaneli
Critical Policy Trends for 2025
Speakers
Jasmin Ansar
Senior Climate Researcher
The Climate Center
Katherine Valenzuela
Policy Consultant
Everyday Impact Consulting
Lolly Lim
Program Manager of Climate Equity
The Greenlining Institute
Michael Wara
Director, Climate and Energy Policy Program
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Barbara Haya
Director, Berkeley Carbon Trading Project
UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy
California’s Cap and Trade program, a critical component of the state’s efforts to reduce climate pollution, is likely to see significant reforms as part of a reauthorization process in 2025. The program is currently authorized to run through 2030, but the long process of reviewing it has begun. This panel will discuss what reforms would make the program more effective and equitable and how to prioritize investments from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.