Virginia First Southern State To Join Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Virginia is sending a powerful signal that the Commonwealth is committed to fighting climate change and securing clean energy by becoming the first southern state to join a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative according to Governor Ralph Northam. The Greenhouse Initiative is a market based collaborative effort to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, while driving economic growth. Northam says the initiative provides a unique opportunity to meet the urgency of the environmental threats facing the planet while positioning Virginia as a center of economic activity in the transition to renewable energy.