Seven States Agree to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

In December 2005, the governors of seven Northeast states agreed to the country’s first cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the chief contributor to global climate change. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, or “Reggie”) commits Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by the end of 2018.
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