Statement Regarding Removing Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Lori Brennan, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania and Delaware, released today the following statement:
The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania expresses our deep disappointment that this week’s state budget deal includes provisions that move our commonwealth further away from a clean and prosperous energy future by removing us from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) with nothing to replace it.
For decades, The Nature Conservancy has been steadfast in our support for deploying market-based solutions, such as the Cap-and-Invest mechanism in RGGI, to confront some of the most pressing conservation challenges of our day, including the challenge of climate change. Pennsylvania is a major contributor to the climate challenge, and for people and nature, we have a responsibility to act.
We call upon leaders in Harrisburg to bridge divides and work together to quickly enact policies that deliver a clean, prosperous, energy future for people and nature—and we stand ready to support those efforts for the benefit of Pennsylvania and beyond.
Quote: Lori Brennan
We call upon leaders in Harrisburg to bridge divides and work together to quickly enact policies that deliver a clean, prosperous, energy future for people and nature.
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