Homepage for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

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Power Sector launches Greenhouse gas emissions reduction project

The governors of 7 Northeast states <a title="Original NE GGI announcement" href="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2005/2005-12-20-05.asp">announced their agreement</a> on the first mandatory cap-and-trade program to control carbon dioxide emissions in the US.  The regional climate change and energy program aims to reduce the heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming.  A memorandum of understanding <a title="Detailed BNA article" href="http://ehscenter.bna.com/pic2/ehs.nsf/id/BNAP-6KAGZT?OpenDocument">detailing the program</a> was released and will be signed by Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.Called the <a title="RGGI Site Link" href="http://www.rggi.org/">Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)</a>, the program will reduce carbon dioxide pollution through a mandatory emissions cap on the electricity generating (power) sector, coupled with a market-based trading program to achieve the lowest possible compliance costs.Beginning in 2009, RGGI will stabilize carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants in the region at current levels through 2015, and reduce emissions by 10 percent from current levels by 2019.  RGGI also aims to achieve reductions through energy efficiency and through greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects outside of the power sector.Learn more about the power sector and environmental compliance by attending the <a title="EUEC Homepage" href="http://www.euec.com/" target="_blank">Electric Utility Environmental Conference (EUEC)</a> on January 22-25, 2006 in Tucson, AZ.by Erin Swanson <a href="mailto:ESwanson@enviance.com">ESwanson@enviance.com</a>  9 application/xml false carbon dioxide emissions climate change compliance costs greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emissions power sector Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program Homepage for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Learn more about this important cooperative effort http://www.rggi.org/ Background on how the RGGI began Read the history of the RGGI program from the Conservation Law Foundation http://www.clf.org/programs/cases.asp?id=341 Environmental News Service article on the RGGI launch Read quotes from legislators on the RGGI effort http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2005/2005-12-20-05.asp Seven Northeastern States Sign Agreement For Regional Emissions Trading System Read the details of the RGGI effort http://ehscenter.bna.com/pic2/ehs.nsf/id/BNAP-6KAGZT?OpenDocument EUEC homepage Take a look at the latest 2006 EUEC Conference Agenda http://www.euec.com/ Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 66.74.193.239 66.74.193.239 eswanson false true false false true 205814 false false true false false false true 107530 blog blogsite/Enviance/web