Rachel I. Jacobson
@rachelijacobson.bsky.social
Climate policy for social transformation. State climate policy lead @centeronbudget.bsky.social
States can hold polluters accountable, cut climate pollution, and fund essential services at the same time. RGGI is one effective option for that, and Pennsylvania should reconsider its choice to abandon it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
States can hold polluters accountable, cut climate pollution, and fund essential services at the same time. RGGI is one effective option for that, and Pennsylvania should reconsider its choice to abandon it.
But regional cap-and-invest programs are superior: they decrease consumer costs and also lower the risk that companies will move from state to state to dodge the cost of pollution allowances. blogs.edf.org/climate411/2...
Why linking carbon markets boosts climate and economic benefits for US states - Climate 411
This post was co-authored by Natalie Hurd, Western states climate policy intern at EDF. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to constrain EPA’s ability to limit climate pollution from existing power plan...
blogs.edf.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
But regional cap-and-invest programs are superior: they decrease consumer costs and also lower the risk that companies will move from state to state to dodge the cost of pollution allowances. blogs.edf.org/climate411/2...
Gov. Shapiro has proposed a state-specific cap-and-invest program, which would similarly decrease pollution and raise revenue, and could still be on the table. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11...
PA's $50B budget deal ends RGGI climate program
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit.
www.spotlightpa.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Gov. Shapiro has proposed a state-specific cap-and-invest program, which would similarly decrease pollution and raise revenue, and could still be on the table. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11...
RGGI raises revenue & cuts climate pollution in 10 states. Had PA remained active from 2022-2030, its Gross State Product could have increased by nearly $2 billion, through job creation, clean energy investment, & lower energy bills. kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/pub...
The Prospects for Pennsylvania as a RGGI Member
Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania
kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
RGGI raises revenue & cuts climate pollution in 10 states. Had PA remained active from 2022-2030, its Gross State Product could have increased by nearly $2 billion, through job creation, clean energy investment, & lower energy bills. kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/pub...
Ooh, say more!
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Ooh, say more!