- When:
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September 27, 2018 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
America/New York Timezone
2018-09-27T17:00:00-04:002018-09-27T18:30:00-04:00
- Where:
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Billings Farm Theater Room
69 Old River Rd
Woodstock, VT 05091
USA
- Categories:
- Other Meetings
PRESS RELEASE: Public Forums on a Cost and Benefit Analysis of Policies to
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Vermont.
The Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) has finalized a contract for independent professional assistance to
complete a study of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont, per Act 11 of 2018.
That contract is with Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent, nonprofit research institution
whose mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decision making through
impartial economic research and policy engagement. RFF has decades of experience delivering
solutions to cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance a reliable and clean
energy system.
Two public forums are scheduled to gain an understanding of Vermonters’ interests and concerns
regarding policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont. RFF will use the information
from these public forums to help inform their study. The general public is invited to participate in
these two public forums. The Forums are scheduled from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and details are as
follows:
Wednesday September 26, Room 11,Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT.
Thursday, September 27, Theater room, Billings Farm, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT.