Claim: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which was established in 2009 by an intergovernmental organization,  aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 75 million tons in 2021 to less than 55 million tons in 2030.
Evidence: RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector. Intergovernmental organization The RGGI CO2 cap represents a regional budget for CO2 emissions from the power sector. 2021 75,147,784 2030 54,672,784 2009; 11 years ago (2009)