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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, or ReGGIe) is a regional initiative by states and provinces in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada regions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The RGGI is designing a cap and trade program for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. ''RGGI is a cooperative effort among nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the electric power sector through coordinated state cap and trade programs. '' Nine states currently participate in the initiative: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Several states and Canadian provinces act as observers: Pennsylvania, Québec, New Brunswick, and Ontario.〔(Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) - Participating States ), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc.〕 New Jersey formerly participated, but Gov. Chris Christie removed the state from RGGI in 2011. RGGI is a cap-and-trade system for CO2 emissions from power plants in the member states. Emission permit auctioning began in September 2008, and the first three-year compliance period began on January 1, 2009.〔 Proceeds are used to promote energy conservation and renewable energy,〔(RGGI States Announce Preliminary Release of Auction Application Materials ), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc., July 11, 2008.〕 although as of 2010 three states had used some of the money to balance the overall budget.〔(Concord Monitor: THree states raid anti-pollution funds" )〕 The system affects fossil fuel power plants with 25 MW or greater generating capacity ("compliance entities").〔(Overview of RGGI CO2 Budget Trading Program ), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc., October, 2007.〕 ==Climate Change Action Plan== A parallel effort to reduce emissions in the Northeast is the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan, which calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020. For comparison: the EU aims to reduce emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020 and is deliberating to increase this reduction aim to 30%.〔http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/brief/eu/index_en.htm〕 In addition, the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) is building a Regional Greenhouse Gas Registry (RGGR) to help track emissions in the region. This effort is similar to that of the California Climate Action Registry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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