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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 10
AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the state to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions
from electricity supplied to electric customers in the state by January 1,
2040. The bill establishes this requirement as an emissions reduction
goal under the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act (see
BACKGROUND).
By law and under the bill, the Global Warming Solutions Act requires
the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources to a level
at least (1) 10% below the level emitted in 1990 by January 1, 2020; (2)
45% below the level emitted in 2001 by January 1, 2030; and (3) 80%
below the level emitted in 2001 by January 1, 2050. The bill additionally
requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity
supplied to electric customers in the state to zero percent by January 1,
2040.
By law, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
(DEEP) commissioner determines emission levels. Greenhouse gas
includes any chemical or physical substance emitted into the air that the
DEEP commissioner reasonably anticipates will cause or contribute to
climate change (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,
hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2022
BACKGROUND
Global Warming Solutions Act Reporting Requirements
By law, state agencies on the governor’s Steering Committee on
Climate Change must report biannually to the Office of Policy and
Management (OPM) secretary and the DEEP commissioner on, among 2022SB-00010-R000305-BA.DOCX
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other things, policies and regulations that the agencies can adopt in the
near future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the
Global Warming Solutions Act.
By law, every three years, the DEEP commissioner, in consultation
with OPM and the governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change
must report to the Energy and Technology, Environment, and
Transportation committees on quantifiable emissions reductions
achieved under these provisions. Among other things, the report must
include a schedule of proposed regulations, policies, and strategies
designed to achieve the act’s emissions reduction requirements.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Energy and Technology Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 21 Nay 5 (03/22/2022)