Archive for the ‘Cap & Trade’ category

RGGI Program Review Should Lower Carbon Cap, According to Panel


October 23rd, 2012

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has benefited the economy of participating states but achieved only modest reductions in greenhouse gas reductions, according to a panel of energy experts convened at Columbia Law School last night.  To achieve greater reductions, RGGI should adopt a stricter carbon cap at its three-year program review. “By just about [...]

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Challenge to New York’s Participation in RGGI Dismissed


June 15th, 2012

By Irene Shulman, Intern On Tuesday, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. McNamara in Albany County dismissed a lawsuit filed in June 2011 by three members of Americans For Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, that challenged New York’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap and trade program. The suit, Thrun [...]

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RGGI Decides to Retire Unused Allowances


February 7th, 2012

by Shelley Welton, Deputy Director & Fellow As I blogged about last October, the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is currently undergoing its 2012 program review. This review will look at many aspects of the program’s design and functioning, with the aim of determining whether major reforms are necessary after several years of learning [...]

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