RGGI States Cut CO2 by 23 Percent in First Three Years

RGGI States Cut CO2 by 23 Percent in First Three Years | Renewable Energy News Article

renewableenergyworld.com 07 Jun '12, 7pm

RGGI States Cut CO2 by 23 Percent in First Three Years

According to the program administrator of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — a nine-state cap-and-trade market established in the Northeast in 2008 — average annual CO2 emissions have fallen by 23 percent compared to emission levels before the start of the program: Average annual CO2 emissions for the three-year period were 126 million short tons, a 23 percent reduction when compared to the preceding three-year period, 2006-2008. Three-year average electricity consumption across the ten-state region declined only moderately, by 2.4 percent, between the same periods, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. CO2 emissions were collectively reduced to 33 percent below the annual pollution cap of 188 million short tons. And the predictions of economic collapse and suffering ratepayers? Not happening. The progress report follows a study from the Ana...

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