Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
Air Pollution Control Board
 
chapter
Regulation for Emissions Trading [9 VAC 5 ‑ 140]
Action Repeal CO 2 Budget Trading Program as required by Executive Order 9 (Revision A22)
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/31/2023
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3/6/23  6:31 pm
Commenter: Lawrence Wangler PhD

RGGI Must Be Repealed
 
  • RGGI imposes a carbon tax which has cost Virginia electricity generators more than $500 million in just two years, costs which are passed along to consumers. 
  • Virginia generators and other industrial energy users were already moving away from coal and natural gas and RGGI has not accelerated that trend.
  • Despite lower emissions in Virginia, RGGI has not and will not lower CO2 in the atmosphere. 
CommentID: 209726