Action | Repeal CO 2 Budget Trading Program as required by Executive Order 9 (Revision A22) |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/26/2022 |
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The RGGI creates financial incentives to move to cleaner energy. Currently, fossil fuel producers receive a free subsidy from taxpayers to pollute the environment. The taxpayers are left with the bill for the cleanup while the fossil fuel producers profit. The RGGI is important to protect the taxpayers in Virginia. Climate change is a threat to our future Our children are going to end up paying for the mistakes of short-sided leadership to try to mitigate or reverse the impacts of climate change