Pennsylvania to withdraw from RGGI as part of $50 bln budget deal

Published 19:55 on November 12, 2025 / Last updated at 22:29 on November 12, 2025 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday approved a long-delayed budget that directs the state to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), potentially making it the first Democratic-led state to exit the regional cap-and-trade programme.
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday approved a long-delayed budget that directs the state to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), potentially making it the first Democratic-led state to exit the regional cap-and-trade programme.


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