Nevada withdraws from greenhouse pact as Gov. Joe Lombardo pulls away from the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of more than two dozen governors following Paris Agreement climate goals.
Lombardo, a Republican, is the only governor elected or re-elected in 2022 to withdraw their state from the alliance, which aims to have its 25 member states commit to implementing policies that advance the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.
In a July 5 letter withdrawing Nevada from the group, Lombardo stated that the goals of the alliance “conflict with Nevada’s energy policy objectives.”
Those energy objectives are outlined in an executive order Lombardo signed earlier this year that focuses on “developing and maintaining a diverse energy supply portfolio” in Nevada, Lombardo wrote, while “utilizing a balanced approach to electric and natural gas energy supply and transportation fuels.”…