"#Lombardo’s decision [to pull #Nevada out of the #US #ClimateAlliance] run counter to the plans of the state’s largest electric utility, #NVEnergy, which aims to phase out its [natural gas] plants and is aiming for a #NetZzero carbon output by 2050.
The utility has already reduced carbon #emissions in its power generation by 55% compared with 2005 levels, and is emphasizing more in-state #solar and #geothermal generation to keep energy prices flat."
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/jul/14/environmentalists-blast-governors-decision-to-ditc/
Environmentalists blast governor’s decision to ditch climate alliance
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s decision this month to withdraw Nevada from the U.S. Climate Alliance is being blasted by progressives and climate activists who warn such a move will be counterproductive to diversifying the state’s economy and energy sector ...