SB186 repeals all regulations tied to Pennsylvania’s CO₂ Budget Trading Program, the state’s framework for capping and trading carbon-dioxide emissions under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), effectively ending Pennsylvania’s participation in RGGI. The bill requires any future emissions-related taxes or programs receive explicit legislative approval. Though the department had not yet held any CO₂ allowance auctions or collected funds, this bill ensures that such programs cannot proceed without the legislature’s consent.
The Pennsylvania State Senate passed SB186 on February 4, 2025 by a vote of 31 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the CO₂ trading program buys into the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 scheme for “sustainability” and “climate action,” a globalist agenda rooted in the climate-change myth. Programs such as RGGI are nothing more than hidden energy taxes that increase costs for families, farmers, and businesses while stripping state sovereignty and transferring power to international interests. Unelected bureaucrats should not have taxing authority, especially when acting under global pressure. By repealing these regulations, the Senate rightly rejects international climate agendas and reasserts legislative authority over taxation and energy policy.
