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Virginia GOP governor-elect says to withdraw state from RGGI

Published 22:02 on December 8, 2021  /  Last updated at 01:22 on December 9, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

Virginia Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday announced he will use executive authority to exit RGGI, sending allowance prices in the power sector cap-and-trade scheme tumbling.
Virginia Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday announced he will use executive authority to exit RGGI, sending allowance prices in the power sector cap-and-trade scheme tumbling.


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