I-1631: Fee for carbon emissions trailing in Washington

The ballot measure that would charge a fee on carbon emissions from fossil fuels was trailing Tuesday night.

The measure, Initiative 1631, would charge large polluters an escalating fee on fossil-fuel emissions starting at $15 per metric ton. It would be the first direct carbon fee of its kind in the United States.

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Opponents including top oil companies have raised nearly $22 million to defeat it. They say it would hike gas and electricity.

Supports include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates who gave $1 million to the Yes on 1631 campaign. 
Previously the Public Disclosure Commission records showed that Gates gave $500,000 and his wife Melinda Gates donated $500,000 in support of the initiative. The measure raised a total of $11 million through Oct. 17.

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