Climate Change
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort by eleven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to limit greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation. Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia are implementing the first mandatory cap-and-trade program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Reduction Efforts
While there remains much to be done in controlling air pollutants, Vermont has been proactive in developing and implementing programs to reduce hazardous air pollutant emissions. These programs include:
Greenhouse Gases
For more than a century, concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHGs) like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) have been rapidly increasing in Earth’s atmosphere.
What You Can Do
While there are many threats to clean air, there are many things individuals can do to help keep air clean. The list that follows offers some clean air tips.
Vermont's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Vermont Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories are now maintained on the Vermont Climate Action Office webpage.
For historical reports documenting Vermont's GHG emissions, please see the following reports at the links below:
