RGGI’s Role in Achieving State Climate Goals: The Opportunities and Challenges of Expanding Trading to States Outside…
Published by Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University
The Nicholas Institute, Resources for the Future, and the Georgetown Climate Center hosted a workshop that explored the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s (RGGI) role in achieving state climate goals and opportunities and challenges to expanding trading to states outside RGGI.
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Mon, Aug 01 2016 18:28:13
Ahead of tomorrow’s #RGGIWorkshop, @NRDC’s Jackson Morris discusses RGGI’s #climate successes, future commitments https://t.co/W8oBJsYBVq
#RGGIWorkshop to focus on RGGI’s role in achieving state #climate goals & expanding trading outside RGGI states RGGI https://t.co/3r5BYEI8Su
Today’s #RGGIWorkshop is focused on RGGI’s role in achieving state #climate goals & expanding trading outside RGGI states.
#rggiworkshop Most RGGI states have set their own C reduction goals, at least for 2020, some further out & bigger %, what is RGGI’s role?
#rggiworkshop report find energy efficiency & renewables will save consumers $, even with greater society wide electrification over time
#rggiworkshop Now transportation is biggest source of C emissions in region, what are opportunities for reductions & fostering econ +’s?
#rggiworkshop biggest C reductions arise from how states spend RGGI revenues, not modest price signal coming from cost of C emissions permit
#rggiworkshop States need $$$ for infrastructure improvements that will cut C emissions, fed. cuts hurt
Decarbonizing the electricity sector enables reductions in other sectors. #rggiworkshop
Good discussion #RGGIWorkshop #climateaction looking forward to the rest of the day!
Tuning into #RGGIWorkshop second half, talking trading. First panel: @FranzTLitz, @analysisgroup’s Paul Hibbard, @RFF_org’s Dallas Burtraw
Hibbard is outlining a new @analysisgroup report on #RGGI, the #CleanPowerPlan and trading. Link: https://t.co/LiGiBgHHNd #RGGIWorkshop
.@analysisgroup’s Hibbard: Desire to foster broad trading architecture doesn’t need to affect states’ decision on a cap level #RGGIWorkshop
@KateZyla: reducing emissions from transport requires more low-carbon electricity. #rggiworkshop
Thank you to Dallas Burtraw and Kate Zyla et al for thought leadership on future of RGGI and carbon trading.
#RGGIWorkshop
.@RFF_org’s Burtraw: #RGGI could make “headroom” available to other states to incent certain #CleanPowerPlan design elements #RGGIWorkshop
Interesting discussion at today’s #RGGIWorkshop on trading and how much leverage #RGGI has in the larger #CleanPowerPlan market. Story TK.
Read the entire story at https://storify.com/NichInstitute/rggi-s-role-in-achieving-state-climate-goals-the-o
