Action | Reduce and Cap Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Fired Electric Power Generating Facilities (Rev. C17) |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/6/2019 |
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Dear Ms. Karen G. Sabasteanski,
RE: Support for 9VAC5-140. Proposed Regulation for Emissions Trading Programs.
On behalf of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non?profit organization with a strong community in Virginia, we are pleased to provide our support for the re proposed Carbon Emissions Trading Programs Regulation and urge timely adoption after consideration of public comments.
The Commonwealth is a leader in green buildings as a 2018 top ten state for LEED with certificated buildings spanning the commercial, residential, healthcare, educational, retail and public space. Virginia is also home to over 100 USGBC member organizations encompassing architecture and engineering firms, product manufacturers, realtors, contractor and building companies, educational institutions and government agencies, as well as nearly 5,300 individual members.
On behalf of these member organizations and credentialed professionals in Virginia, we wish to make the following comments:
Thank you again for your leadership and commitment to our shared goal to protect and enhance the future economic health and resilience of Virginia by moving Virginia forward to becoming the first southern state to cap carbon pollution from power plants.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council
cc Maren Taylor, Advocacy and Policy Associate, U.S. Green Building Council