Action | Repeal CO 2 Budget Trading Program as required by Executive Order 9 (Revision A22) |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/31/2023 |
All reports show that we need to take immediate action to mitigate global warming, and taking a giant step backwards by pulling out of this initiative puts our future at risk. As reported in the latest IPCC report, we are at a "critical moment in history" in regards to climate action ("World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says"
The money generated by RGGI ($590M over the last nine quarterly auctions) is vital to our ability to invest in energy efficiency for low-income Virginians. We cannot go backward!
It is our duty to care for our neighbors and our environment and repealing RGGI would be gross negligence.
Do what is right and keep us in the fight to better our world while ensuring our low-income citizens aren't the ones paying the highest price!