1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgSerena Larkinhttps://www.sightline.org/profile/serenalarkin/Less than a quarter of RGGI CO2 comes from electricity - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="K6L8Xy3KYv"><a href="">Less than a quarter of RGGI CO2 comes from electricity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/embed/#?secret=K6L8Xy3KYv" width="600" height="338" title="“Less than a quarter of RGGI CO2 comes from electricity” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="K6L8Xy3KYv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Less-than-a-quarter-of-RGGI-CO2-comes-from-electricity.-Original-Sightline-Institute-graphic..png20831594RGGI covers emissions from in-state power plants that are at least 25 megawatts. Electricity emissions are only 22 percent of CO2 emissions in the nine states, compared with the national average of nearly 40 percent. If new EPA rules drive other states to join RGGI, its impact will grow. Learn more about the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI---pronounced Reggie) in our blog article, Meet Reggie, part of the Cashing in Our Carbon series.