Washington committee hears industry, labor and environmental views on bill to require EITE decarbonization planning
The House Environment and Energy Committee held a hearing on HB 2537, which would require emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) facilities to file decarbonization plans and periodic reports to Ecology and would task Ecology with proposing methods to align allowance allocations with state emission limits. Testimony split between supporters urging planning and critics warning of costs, leakage and grid limits.
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Madam Chair opened the Environment and Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2537 on Jan. 27 and called for a staff report from committee staffer Jake Lipson, who summarized existing Climate Commitment Act (CCA) allowance allocations and how HB 2537 would change the post-2034 reporting and allocation framework.
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