Pennsylvania Needs
To Get On Track

Governor Shapiro has a strong record of taking critical action to reduce the effects of climate change, but Pennsylvania must go further, faster to cut pollution. If we want to meet our 2030 emissions goals, decisive action must be taken now including: 

• developing a strong plan to implement federal methane standards
• plugging existing orphaned and abandoned wells while preventing new ones
• reducing industrial pollution 
• addressing pollution from transportation, like cars and trucks

These and other programs targeting polluting sectors can all be part of a strong state plan to aggressively tackle climate-and health-harming pollution in an equitable way that makes sense for Pennsylvania. A diverse workgroup organized by the Governor, that brought together organized labor, energy industry representatives, environmental protection stakeholders, and consumer advocates, found that a cap & invest program like RGGI would be optimal in addressing pollution from power plants.

A state climate plan that leverages opportunities like RGGI to cut climate pollution across high-polluting sectors can also be bolstered by federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, in turn, can help attract even more competitive federal and corporate dollars into the state for investment. We have the tools and technology to dramatically slash pollution across all these sectors coupled with unprecedented investment opportunities coming from the federal government and major businesses and investors.