Optimist Daily: Washington voters uphold groundbreaking climate law, a victory for climate action

On November 5, Washington voters made an important decision for the future of climate action by deciding to uphold the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws. This vote marked a huge loss for Republican efforts to dismantle the act, which Governor Jay Inslee signed into law in 2021. With 61.7 percent voting against the repeal, Washingtonians demonstrated their support for a state-led approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing climate resilience. The Climate Commitment Act established a cap-and-invest program to control carbon emissions from corporations while also providing a revenue stream for environmental conservation. Read ON.