State to allow Citizens to Sue it for Missed Clean Energy Goals

The State: Vermont

What in the world is happening? H688 (2020 | VT) has passed both chambers and allows

What would H688 do?

• Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025
• A 40 percent cut below 1990 levels by 2030
• An 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050
• Creates a 23-member Vermont Climate Council responsible for approving the plan that the Agency of Natural Resources would be charged with implementing
• Permits lawsuits against the state for not achieving these reductions
  • residents cannot get a monetary award, the lawsuits can only make the state act

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