Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

New Jersey Sued for Illegally Leaving Regional Cap-and-Trade Initiative

By Nathanael Baker on June 8, 2012

Tags: United States, USD, cap-and-trade, energy policy, Governor Chris Christie, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, New Jersey energy policy, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, RGGI, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Energy, Dan Esty, east coast, electricity, energy, Furthermore, Jon Corzine, New Jersey

In an effort to have New Jersey reinstated to the nation's only cap-and-trade system, two environmental groups, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Environment New Jersey have filed a law suit against the state's Department of Environmental Protection.

Australia's National Carbon Tax: An Example for Other Countries to Follow?

By Nathanael Baker on July 15, 2011

After announcing plans to introduce a nation-wide carbon tax scheme, Australia is set to take center stage internationally.

Latest Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Nets $25.5 Million

By Nathanael Baker on June 10, 2011

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the United States' first market-based regulatory mechanism to reduce carbon emissions, has completed its 12th quarterly carbon credit auction.

New Hampshire Senate Votes to Stay in RGGI

By Nathanael Baker on May 12, 2011

Tags: east coast cap-and-trade program, New Hampshire cap-and-trade program, New Hampshire carbon emissions, New Hampshire renewable energy, regional cap-and-trade program, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, RGGI, U.S. cap-and-trade program, U.S. energy policy

In a two-to-one vote the New Hampshire Senate approved a bill designed to maintain the state's involvement in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Scientists Say Senate Committee Should Use Cap & Trade Revenues to Boost Renewables and Efficiency

By Robert Gluck on August 11, 2009

Tags: McKinsey & Company, UCS, USD, cap-and-trade, energy efficiency, McKinsey & Company, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, renewable energy, Senate Finance Committee, UCS, Union of Concerned Scientists, University of New Hampshire, Waxman-Markey Bill, energy, Kevin Knoblock, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) says the Senate Finance Committee should use cap and trade revenues to boost renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading U.S. science-based non-profit organization working for a healthy environment.