Thank you for John Stang’s article on the Climate Commitment Act (“WA ballot initiative would cut $848.6M of environmental programs,” Crosscut, July 8). The act is a major way the state is addressing climate change.
His article makes clear the Climate Commitment Act is not a tax. Its funding rests on those companies that heavily pollute the environment. That it has raised $848.6 million by allowing them to buy “carbon credits” indicates how much pollution these industries are actually generating. It seems to me like a staggering amount.
Stang’s article also makes clear that the price at the gas pump is not tied to the act.
Initiative 2117 asks us to make an all-or-nothing choice about how we address climate change. Stang’s article gives important information on how to make that choice wisely.
