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Calif. unions, cities come out with infrastructure asks for cap-and-trade reauthorization
A coalition of California labor, local government and transit groups released its list of priorities for cap-and-trade reauthorization on Wednesday as negotiations in the Legislature pick up speed.
What happened: More than a dozen organizations, including the California Alliance for Jobs, League of California Cities and California Transit Association, laid out priorities that focus heavily on using revenue generated through carbon allowance auctions to fund major infrastructure projects.
That revenue would be split over four categories: public transit and clean transportation infrastructure like electric vehicle charging, wildfire resilience, high-density housing development, and climate adaptation for sea-level rise.
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'We strongly urge the legislature to re-authorize cap-and-trade and prioritize investments in the physical infrastructure proven to reduce air pollution while also keeping us safe from extreme weather that is already upon us,' said Michael Quigley, executive director of the California Alliance for Jobs, which represents carpenters, laborers, contractors and other construction unions.
