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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cooperative effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions among nine Northeastern states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The cap-and-trade program auctions emission allowances, and generated revenue is used to fund energy efficiency improvements.

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Commentary: RGGI carbon pricing generates array of economic benefits

By Hal Harvey, Robbie Orvis, and Jeffrey Rissman

The following is an excerpt from Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy by Hal Harvey with Robbie Orvis and Jeffrey Rissman. 

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Analysts: New Jersey’s early RGGI exit cost the state millions

By Elizabeth McGowan

A new report highlighting the benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative provides a context for how much New Jersey lost by leaving the program.

Virginia’s move to join regional carbon market faces several challenges

By Jim Pierobon

Despite a unanimous vote by a citizen’s air pollution board earlier this month, Virginia faces several hurdles, including possible court and legislative challenges, before it could join a regional carbon emissions trading network.

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