Climate Commitment Act: Ways to engage

We value your input and want to hear from you as we continue to implement the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) across Washington state. Check out our current and upcoming opportunities to give your input, including on our CCA rulemakings through comment periods and public hearings. Learn more about CCA-funded grants offered through Ecology, too.

Oct. 1-31, 2024: Informal comment period for Cap-and-Invest offsets rulemaking
Ongoing: Environmental Justice Assessments for linkage

Ongoing rulemakings

View our rulemaking overview or visit the Rulemaking at Ecology webpage to view all open rulemakings and to learn more about the rulemaking process. The CCA rulemakings are listed under "Air & Climate."

Find tips on how to submit comments.

For details about the event, click the hyperlink.

Nov. 19, 2024: Cap-and-Invest linkage rulemaking on electricity topics, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. PT
Nov 20, 2024: EITEs and Report to Legislature Public Meeting, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PT

The following are ongoing working and advisory groups. They're open to the public, and there's a comment period at the end of each meeting.

US Forestry Protocol Working Group (began in June 2024)
Environmental Justice Offsets Working group (First meeting was Sept. 25, 2024)
EITE Industrial Advisory Group (began in August 2024)
EITE Policy Advisory Group (begins in November 2024)

Check back or sign up for CCA email alerts to stay informed about future events.

Under the CCA, Ecology is taking bold action to transform the future of 16 communities and interested Tribes across Washington, who face significant health, economic, and environmental challenges due to sever pollution.

Our initiatives include enhancing Washington's air monitoring network, distributing $10 million in community grants, and developing stricter air quality regulations. Our commitment is unwavering: we'll enhance air quality in these hard-hit communities through a strategic, multi-year plan. We're dedicated to forging powerful, long-term partnerships to achieve our ambitious air quality goals.

Grant programs

A portion of CCA funds are appropriated by the Legislature to state agencies to disburse as grants to Tribes, business, nonprofits, and community organizations.

These are the CCA-funded grants we administer:

Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Grants: provides funding for Tribes to plan, design, and assess the feasibility of carbon offset projects on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington.
Tribal Consultation Grants: provides funding for eligible Tribes to consult on CCA auction revenue spending decisions, clean energy project siting, and other related work.
Air Quality in Overburdened Communities Grants: these grants will fund organizations serving communities identified as overburdened and highly impacted by air pollution, as well as participating Tribes, to conduct community engagement and develop projects to reduce air pollution.
Landfill Methane Emissions Reduction Grants: provides funding to help municipal solid waste landfill owners comply with standards in the Landfills-Methane Emissions law (Chapter 70A.540 RCW).

For information on incentive and rebate programs, visit climate.wa.gov.

Contact information

Jihan Grettenberger (she/her)
Cap-and-Invest Outreach Specialist
CCAQuestions@ecy.wa.gov
360-742-1153

Erin Torrone (she/her)
CCA Community Engagement Specialist (focus on air quality in overburdened communities)
Erin.Torrone@ecy.wa.gov
564-200-4426