CCA account spending & funds reporting
The Legislature created seven accounts, each with a specific environmental focus, intended to house money raised by the Cap-and-Invest carbon market auctions.
Ecology’s Cap-and-Invest Program, established by the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) in 2021, has generated over $2 billion to date.
The CCA requires Ecology to write an annual report that describes how dollars appropriated from CCA accounts are spent. Guidance for agency reporting can be found below.
Fiscal Year 2025
Fiscal Year 2025 reporting by agencies is due to Ecology on Sept. 12, 2025. We'll provide the 2025 reporting spreadsheet in the coming months. This spreadsheet is different from last year’s version. Please send completed spreadsheets to CCAFundsReporting@ecy.wa.gov.
Before submitting data, agencies should make sure reported expenditure amounts match the information in the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS).
Include the following accounts in reporting:
- 6505 – Accrued Expenditures/Expenses
- 6510 – Cash Expenditures/Expenses
- 6560 – Estimated Accrued Expenditures/Expenses
Agencies reporting expenditures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions must estimate the reduced emissions amount. Use one of the Ecology-approved methods or a method from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) webpage.
We aim to have five adapted or newly approved calculator tools available before Fiscal Year 2025 reporting. These include:
- COMET-Planner (conditionally approved last year)
- Three clean transportation tools from WSDOT
- A new building weatherization tool
Agencies with projects that are expected to reduce emissions but don’t have an approved calculation method from Ecology or CARB can email Olivia.McGoldrick@ecy.wa.gov to confirm that no suitable method is available. We’ll work together to find a solution.
Questions?
- Reporting on emissions reductions, email Olivia.McGoldrick@ecy.wa.gov.
- Reporting on direct and meaningful benefits or Tribal support, email Harrison.Ashby@ecy.wa.gov.
- Other questions, email CCAFundsReporting@ecy.wa.gov.
Contact information
CCA Funds Reporting Team
CCAFundsReporting@ecy.wa.gov