Pirate's Cove

I can’t wait till the citizens of Colorado who voted for the politicians who pass these laws complain about the rising costs and loss of jobs

Colorado’s Next Big Climate Solution Is Reducing Industry Emissions

Colorado is implementing a groundbreaking plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in an often overlooked but critical economic sector— industry. The state is the first to propose such ambitious plans to cut carbon pollution from industry, which includes processes like cement, steel, and chemical production.

Colorado has been a clean energy policy trailblazer for the United States. It was the first state to limit methane pollution from oil and gas wells and set new clean hydrogen standards, and it aggressively expanded geothermal energy generation through new regulations, grants, and consumer education.

Now, the state aims to set a new policy precedent with its proposed GEMM 2 rules (Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Management for Manufacturing Phase 2). GEMM 2 would curb the emissions of major industrial facilities, from breweries to microchip manufacturers, that each emit in excess of 25,000 metric tons of GHGs annually. (snip)

GEMM 2 would tackle the emissions of 18 industrial facilities, including factories owned by Suncor Energy, Molson Coors, and Microchip Technology, with anticipated emissions savings of 14 MMT of CO₂ through 2050 (Figure 1). These 18 facilities make up 46% of the emissions burden of Colorado’s large stationary manufacturing sources. (In 2021, GEMM 1 focused on even larger emitters, who made up an additional 36%.) The affected facilities have individual targets based on their own recent emissions history and reduction efforts. Collectively, the targets aim to bring the GEMM 2 facilities’ emissions to 20% under their 2015 emissions levels by 2030.

How many of these companies will decide to move most or all of their operations out of the state, taking their jobs and taxes elsewhere? I doubt the Warmists in the state government care, nor do they care about all the middle and working class folks who will lose their jobs unless they move, and, with the higher cost of housing, it could be difficult.