Colorado to set new greenhouse gas emissions requirements
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Environmental groups are celebrating a win in Colorado after the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) agreed to tougher standards on greenhouse gas emissions from Colorado utilities like Xcel.
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- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved tougher greenhouse gas emissions standards. 3s
- Utilities like Xcel must now reduce emissions by 41% by 2035. 7s
- Environmental groups advocated for the higher reduction target, while utilities pushed for a lower percentage. 22s
- Colorado's clean heat law, passed in 2021, set earlier targets of 4% by this year and 22% by 2030. 38s
- The 2035 emissions reduction requirement was finalized at the recent PUC meeting. 54s