The state’s former Republican governor illegally withdrew from RGGI. Now, a new Democratic governor is big on participation.By Charles PaullinRICHMOND, Va.— Virginia’s newly elected Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones took action Thursday that creates a pathway for Virginia to rejoin the carbon market called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: January 27, 2026 10:12 PM
Atmospheric CO₂
428.6 ppm
+17.4
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1940.59 ppb
+-0.24
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year