Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

It’s good to hear that, even though the current US administration has failed to support the Kyoto Protocol, individual US states are at least trying to do something to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One such effort is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. The initiative was started by New York’s governor in 2003, and on December 20, 2005, the seven states announced an agreement to implement the initiative to stabilize and eventually reduce carbon dioxide emissions beginning in 2009. I know that other states and cities are also working on similar efforts, so I will try to blog those as well.