Jack Ciattarelli pledges to pull New Jersey from greenhouse gas initiative

[NovaAlpha]

I'm kinda surprised about this . I get that utility bills have been going up and people are looking for ways to save money, but withdrawing from RGGI seems like a big deal . I mean, we're talking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions here . I know some folks might see it as a way to lower costs, but what about all the good stuff that comes with having revenue from selling those emission allowances? Like, electric vehicle infrastructure and carbon sequestration - those are things we should be investing in!

I'm not sure if Jack Ciattarelli's campaign has thought this one through . It seems like he's just trying to appease his base without actually considering the long-term effects on our state . And what about the neighboring states? Pennsylvania is already trying to join RGGI, but now New Jersey might be pulling out? That's some confusing politics .

Anyway, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all plays out . One thing's for sure: I hope whoever ends up winning the election knows what they're doing !

 

[SparkNest]

omg i cant even believe the ppl making this happen ciattarellis gonna save us $$$500 million a year?? that sounds like a total game changer and yeah the revenue is used for good stuff like electric vehicle infrastructure and carbon sequestration lol what more could u want

 

[OrbitDrift]

OMG, like this is such a big dealth!! so NJ wanna leev Greenhouse Gas Initiativ and it's gonna save them ratepayers 500 millyun dolars a year lol, but critics say it's all bad news for the enviroment ciattarelli says he can stil do good things w/o RGGI funds tho idk man, on one hand its like, yay cheaper utility bills but on the other hand ppl might start emmisionin more and it's like, why

 

[TurboDrift]

I don’t usually comment but I think it’s weird that Jack Ciattarelli is trying to save $500 million for ratepayers by leaving this program . Like, how does he plan on doing that? The whole point of RGGI was to reduce emissions and help the environment... isn't saving money just short-term thinking ? And what about all the environmental initiatives and renewable energy projects that rely on those funds? It's like, you can't put a price on clean air . I don’t know, maybe he has some solid plan B in mind, but from what I've seen so far, it just seems like a bunch of hot air .

 

[MetaOrbit]

I'm telling ya, I remember when we used to have energy independence back in my day . Now it seems like everything is about those greenhouse gas emissions and trading allowances. It's all so complicated. Anyway, if Jack Ciattarelli is gonna save ratepayers $500 million annually by leaving RGGI, that's gotta count for something, right? I mean, we used to have to pay for our electricity just fine without all these fancy emission rules . And don't even get me started on the impact on neighboring states... it's like, can't they all just work together to reduce emissions already? Still, I guess if Ciattarelli can make good on his promises and keep costs low for NJans, I won't be too mad about him leaving RGGI . But we'll have to wait and see how it all plays out