Tag: public policy

CleanTech Alliance is announcing the sixth annual 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on June 24—this year with participation from outside North America. For the first time ever, in partnership with the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), the Showcase will feature a second day innovation workshop dedicated to advancing cooperative energy projects across the west and with the federal government. The Showcase - will be especially important this year in light of proposed legislation to support Washington state’s transition to carbon-neutral energy by 2030 and carbon-free energy by 2045. The Showcase helps link policy, applied and basic research, and technology development to achieve a cleaner economy and environment locally and globally.

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A surprising but frustrating obstacle to carbon tax progress has been opinion polling. It took years for pollsters to even ask about a carbon tax rather than (or in addition to) cap-and-trade proposals. Even when that changed, little or no context was provided about possible uses of the revenues. Asking “do you support a carbon […]

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By Eric Viola, WCTA Public Policy Analyst Background The Business and Occupation High Technology Tax Credit was enacted in 1994 to support Washington’s fledgling high tech sector.  High tech business in Washington now account for more than a quarter of jobs in the state.  Due in large part to a convergence of funding concerns for […]

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UPDATE March 13, 2014 – The legislative bodies are finalizing the supplemental budget and are working on other final outstanding issues.  The budget negotiators released their proposed supplemental budget but did not include renewal of the technology sector Research and Development (R&D) incentive program.  They did, however, end on a positive note with the Governor’s Clean […]

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By Tom Ranken, Originally published by the Spokesman Review In Washington, innovation is more than just a buzzword. Washington was recently ranked as the most innovative state in the U.S. in a Bloomberg report that cited Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing as leaders in the development of new technologies. Washington’s clean technology sector is also part […]

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The Legislature is moving in to the final phase of session with opposite House committee cut off Friday. Non-budget bills must have passed out of the opposite chamber policy committee or they are dead for this session. In other words House bills must pass out of Senate policy committee and vice verse. Both the House […]

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The Legislature has reached the halfway point of session with chamber cut off on Tuesday. All legislation that is not budget related must have passed out of its original Chamber or it is considered dead and will not have any further activity this session. HB 1301/HB 2176 Related to solar incentives and leased solar infrastructure […]

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Thanks to all who were able to attend our first meeting and discuss carbon pricing policy.  I was very pleased with the active participation and thought we did a good job of surfacing the pros and cons, as well as identifying other approaches to reducing carbon—and boosting the cleantech sector. The arguments in favor of […]

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By John Stang Five years ago, Washington’s Legislature set a goal to reduce carbon house emissions by 2020. Gov. Jay Inslee and a panel are looking for an extra pair of hands. Washington now has a list of programs worldwide from which to steal, or borrow, as a legislative panel tackles climate change in this […]

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Earlier this week, the Advanced Energy Economy held its “Pathway to 2050” summit, focused on how California can best achieve – and exceed – its energy goals over the next several decades. While the focus was on the Golden State, many of the implications apply to other states as well, particularly since all were in agreement that […]

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