Though a few environment bills passed, major legislation concerning greenhouse gas emissions and resiliency against climate change failed.
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CT greenhouse gas emissions up as climate change bills languish
Transportation accounted for 42% of CT emissions, followed by heating in residential and commercial buildings at 21% and 13% respectively.
CT legislators take another swing at a big climate bill
The bill has 17 multi-part initiatives designed to address climate change, but it is not a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction roadmap.
What CT could learn from other states’ climate change policies
There could be lessons for CT in the region and beyond for innovative ways to tackle climate change from energy and emissions standpoints.
After a lackluster 2023, CT’s efforts on climate policy are still stalled
Even as extreme weather fueled by climate change pummeled Connecticut last year, all major climate legislation failed.
The forgotten reasons behind CT’s ban on new gasoline car sales
Lost in the battle over CT’s rule requiring sales of only zero-emissions new cars by 2035 is the reason for the rule: the environment.
Building emissions are the climate change contributor you hadn’t heard of – until now
Building emissions are CT’s second-largest category of greenhouse gas emissions — and they’re growing. Is the state addressing them?
CT plans a green hydrogen path, but it has potholes
Green hydrogen is considered carbon-free from start to finish, but the technology is expensive, and the product is hard to transport and use.
Lamont aims to succeed on climate where the legislature failed
The governor unveils a wide-ranging executive order addressing a broad spectrum of climate change measures.
Report: CT not meeting emissions goals; Transportation to blame
Connecticut is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission goals — and transportation emissions are the main culprit.
It looks like CT’s Transportation Climate Initiative bill is dead. Now what?
The legislature’s failure to pass TCI could test the state’s leadership role in battling climate change.
Is it a plan to fight climate change, or a gas tax? The TCI is facing fierce pushback
Connecticut is one of 14 jurisdictions signed on to the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
CT signs on to regional plan to cut transportation emissions
Connecticut has signed on to a ground-breaking plan that will help dramatically lower greenhouse gas and other emissions from transportation.
Best of 2019: Future of the gas tax? Running on empty.
The gas tax is at the core of the tolls debate. Climate change is at the core of the gas tax. But switching to electric vehicles will mean less gas tax revenue.
Future of the gas tax? Running on empty.
The gas tax is at the core of the tolls debate. Climate change is at the core of the gas tax. But switching to electric vehicles will mean less gas tax revenue.