The general public is invited to participate in public forums a to gain an understanding of Vermonters' interests and concerns regarding four policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont. The information will help to inform their study.
There are two forums:
Wednesday September 26, Room 11,Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT.
Thursday, September 27, Theater room, Billings Farm, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT.
More information: Theresa Utton-Jerman Phone: 802-828-2295
Please RSVP here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XF98YTJ
The four policies are:
1. Carbon fee-and-rebate, (as in H.791 or S.284 passed in 2018 known as the ESSEX Plan);
2. Expanding cap-and-trade if Vermont joined the Western Climate Initiative (WCI);
3. Expanding cap-and-trade if the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) covered transportation fuels as considered in the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI); and
4. A carbon pricing policy based on further research and input from stakeholders.
People attending the forum are asked to address the following questions:
A.What do you think are two or three things that a study of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont ought to take into consideration, in order to be helpful in answering your questions and in advancing the climate and energy policy dialogue in Vermont?
B. Considering the policy approaches listed above, which approaches should be focused on?
For those unable to attend, please feel free to email comments by September 28, 2018 to CarbonComments@leg.state.vt.us.
Barbara Rachelson, State Representative, Chittenden 6-6
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