Americas > Virginia DEQ refutes RGGI programme cost estimates, removes post-2030 cap provision

Virginia DEQ refutes RGGI programme cost estimates, removes post-2030 cap provision

Published 22:57 on April 3, 2019  /  Last updated at 22:57 on April 3, 2019  / /  Americas, US

Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) disputed comments that its proposed RGGI-linked ETS would significantly increase costs for consumers, while the agency omitted language that would cause the cap to decline after 2030.
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) disputed comments that its proposed RGGI-linked ETS would significantly increase costs for consumers, while the agency omitted language that would cause the cap to decline after 2030.


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