Action | Reduce and Cap Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Fired Electric Power Generating Facilities (Rev. C17) |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 4/9/2018 |
We support setting the strongest possible standards for cutting Virginia emissions, including:
• An initial cap of 30 million tons, with periodic downward adjustment.
• Continuation of the program after 2030, unless superceded by a carbon tax.
• No exclusion for biomass plants.
• No exclusion for methane.***