Key Takeaways: State’s new tax on CO2 emissions is projected to add 46 cents per gallon to 2023 gas prices An increase of 56 cents per gallon is projected for 2023 diesel prices By 2030, the new tax is expected to add 80 cents per gallon of gas By 2030, the new tax is projected […]
We oppose costly, harmful and ineffective fuel policies that would unfairly burden Washington families, employers, family farmers and other working people across our state without significantly reducing greenhouse gasses.
According to an independent analysis of Washington’s new cap and trade program, the estimated added compliance cost to manufacture transportation fuels would be a minimum of 47 cents per gallon for gasoline and 57 cents per gallon for diesel in 2023.1
1 Washington Research Council, Memo to Western States Petroleum Association on SSB 5126, January 5, 2022.
Washington should be a leader in developing cost-effective and achievable fuel policies – not follow bad policy that is costly, regressive and ineffective.
IN THE NEWS
Washington gas taxes to nearly double next year under carbon program
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s new tax on carbon dioxide emissions under the Climate Commitment Act is projected to add 46 cents per gallon to the cost of gas next year, nearly doubling the amount of taxes Washingtonians will pay at the pump. The current state gas tax is nearly 50 cents per gallon. […]
Get Ready for $.46 Jump in Fuel Coming 2023–Here’s Why
Information released Tuesday by the Washington Policy Center shows the ‘estimates’ given to the legislature about gas price hikes from Gov. Inslee’s coveted ‘Climate Commitment Act’ were well below reality, Get ready for a $.46 cent hit per gallon come 2023. David Boze, WPC Communications Director, has released some revised information about what the cost […]
Oregon Gov. Brown to Inslee: Put the idea of a fuel tax ‘back on the shelf’
… Every day, Oregonians and Washingtonians cross our shared border for work, commerce and recreation. Our communities, our economies and our peoples are linked. That’s why, if Washington leaders are advancing a policy that impacts the working families on our side of the river without benefit, I expect, at the very least, the common courtesy […]
Washington’s proposed gas export tax is ‘unacceptable,’ says Oregon governor
Among the many measures laid out by Washington Democrats in a proposed $16 billion transportation package is a tax on refined fuel exported to states like Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. … Washington state makes up 3.3% of the United States’ capacity for refined petroleum exports, according to 2019 data. … fuel exported outside of the […]
Joint Message to Governor Jay Inslee from the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Idaho
Little, Wasden call on Inslee to stop fuel tax on Idahoans
Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden sent a letter to Washington Governor Jay Inslee today calling on him to step in and stop Washington’s dangerous proposals to increase the cost of fuel for Idahoans. Democrats in the Washington Legislature are pushing a package of bills that would tax fuel shipped […]
Oregon House Republicans testify before Washington Legislature to fight for hardworking Oregonians
SALEM, Ore. – Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany) and Representative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) spoke up for Oregonians today during the Washington State Legislature’s House Transportation Committee. The two Oregon legislators spoke in opposition to an “exported fuel tax” proposal from Washington Democrats to levy a new tax on 90 percent of Oregon’s transportation […]
Cap-and-trade, LCFS, and gas tax bills would mean higher energy prices and do little for the environment
Washington drivers could see an increase in the cost of gas of between 30 and 50 cents per gallon in 2023 if climate and gas tax bills are adopted this month. … Read the full Legislative Memo here.
Proposed CO2 policies would increase price of gas 20 cents per gallon in 2023 and 50 cents in 2028
If the state legislature adopts both a CO2 cap-and-trade system and a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) – as the budget proposed by State Senate Democrats indicates – it would add about 20 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas in 2023. That would increase to between 41 and 50 cents per gallon, using […]
Washington’s Gas Prices Expected to Soar
As the State legislative leaders began budget negotiations behind closed doors, Senate Democrats brought two major proposals that are part of Gov. Inslee’s climate-change agenda to the floor for a vote on Thursday. … The two bills referenced are SB 5126, which would establish a cap-and-trade program and it passed by a 25-24 vote, with […]
House passes LCFS bill amid concerns over cost, program effectiveness
The State House passed 3SHB 1091 on Feb. 27 which would create a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). The measure moved forward following hours of debate and a variety of technical amendments. Prior to the 52-46 vote, Republican lawmakers unsuccessfully sought to add several amendments, including one that would preserve a provision in the 2015 […]
Washington farm groups skeptical about promised clean fuels bonanza
OLYMPIA — Washington House Democrats are again moving to adopt a low-carbon fuel standard, and farm groups continue to be among those pushing back. The policy requires gasoline and diesel to have more alternative fuels such as ethanol and renewable diesel. Supporters say the mandate fights climate change and creates markets for farmers. Northwest Agricultural […]
Will LCFS raise gas prices? California, Oregon, and WA budget agency say “yes.”
Imposing a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), as proposed by a bill in Olympia, will increase gas prices about 10 cents a gallon. Who says so? The state of Oregon does, where they have an LCFS. The state of California does, where they imposed an LCFS a decade ago. And, Stu Clark, the policy advisor at […]