The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, part of the Clean Economy Act, disproportionately emits pollution in environmental justice communities. Moreover, the Clean Economy Act cannot mitigate climate change without halting the build-out of fracked gas infrastructure, which endangers communities throughout Virginia. It delivers where the Clean Economy Act fails, halting fossil fuel projects and emphasizing equity throughout, and giving an essential 2035 deadline for renewable energy transition. The harms from climate change are accelerating, and accumulating carbon dioxide will require ever-steeper greenhouse gas reductions the longer we delay action. The public wants clean energy now, and, if passed, the proposed Virginia Clean Economy Act will supply clean energy with a mix of market and regulatory guardrails.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2020 22:07 UTC