Climate issues can be difficult to understand. This series is designed to provide you with the information you need to know about some of the most prevalent issues in climate policy today. In 1,000 words, let’s learn how life cycle analysis works. This article is written by Kaleigh Pitcher, a Policy Consultant at Save the […]
The Lamont administration is considering new emissions standards for road vehicles. Today, advocates urged the committee to choose cleaner air. Hartford — Advocates from across Connecticut joined together with legislators in the Legislative Office Building to call on the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to swiftly adopt stronger standards for clean cars and […]
CCCA Applauds Announcement of New Vehicle StandardsAdoption projected to avoid 137 million tons of CO2, 3,300 tons of ozone a year, and 22,900 asthma attacks New Haven, CT—The Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action applauds Governor Lamont’s release of proposed regulations to adopt essential clean vehicle standards that will reduce pollution, improve public health, and strengthen […]
Introducing Our Science and Policy Series on Greenhouse Gases You already know that greenhouse gases—and particularly CO2 emissions—are a major driver of rising temperatures and, therefore, climate change. But just how much greenhouse gas is our planet subject to now, how dangerous is it for our climate, and what needs to be done? These are […]
New Haven, CT—Members of the CT Coalition for Climate Action have reviewed the 1990-2021 Connecticut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, released by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this morning, and found the report supports the urgency of legislative action this spring. Connecticut’s latest greenhouse gas inventory asserts that the state has met its […]
In order to meet its climate priorities, Connecticut must address the sector that causes more than one-third of greenhouse gas emissions in the state: transportation. Clean cars are essential to meeting those priorities. A study released this week by Save the Sound shows that adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Zero-Emissions Vehicle requirements would not […]
“This is my budget, and within it our values, each and every one aimed squarely at economic growth and inclusive opportunity,” Governor Ned Lamont told a joint convention of the CT General Assembly when he presented his 2024-25 proposed state budget on February 8 at the Hartford Capitol. It includes $198.6 million in FY 2024 and […]
Larchmont, NY —In a Wednesday address in which she presented her executive budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024, New York governor Kathy Hochul spoke of the need to meet a challenge “that affects everyone that lives on this earth – and that’s climate change.” Save the Sound endorses the Governor’s proposed cap-and-invest policy to reduce […]
