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NC Takes Steps On Carbon Cap, Multi-State Pollution Effort

"Coal power plant" by peggydavis66 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

State regulators will develop rules for North Carolina to meet targets for reducing power plant pollution. The Environmental Management Commission voted 9-3 on Tuesday to carry out a petition from environmental groups. They want a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 when compared to 2005. The directive also prepares North Carolina for joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. It's a cap-and-trade program for power plant emissions in 11 mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states. Many steps lay ahead, but this puts the commission on track to meet Gov. Roy Cooper's goals of zero net CO2 emissions by 2050.