This is an admission that the policies these folks want to inflict on their constituents will result in economic chaos. Committee Chair Tim Briglin acknowledged that the economic disruption brought about by these policies would be significant.
Donovan made it clear that he was in favor of the legislation. Time and again throughout his testimony, Donovan made it clear that he supported the GWSA.
On Jan. 28, 2020, the House Committee on Energy and Technology heard testimony on H.688, the Global Warming Solutions Act.
On Jan. 24, the House Committee on Energy and Technology held a hearing on H.688, the Global Warming Solutions Act. Among the witnesses who gave testimony were Vermont Treasurer Beth Pearce, Mary Powell and Jen Duggan of the Conservation Law Foundation.
The Global Warming Solutions Act would simply bestow on state bureaucrats the power to force Vermonters to submit to an endless list of expensive and invasive rules to comply with arbitrary emissions goals, and eliminate any shred of our elected representatives’ accountability for those actions.
Debate over the Global Warming Solutions Act in the House Energy and Technology Committee grew philosophical about whether or not democracy is an appropriate form of government for dealing with climate change.
Rep. Scheuermann’s statement should give even the most ardent climate warrior pause. If the Legislature passes GWSA, any “intent” may, or may not, be followed. We would be effectively handing control over any section of the economy that produces CO2 emissions to an unelected group of bureaucrats.
If TCI burns to the ground, our Legislature is going to feel pressure to “do something” they can spin as a positive step to solve climate change. And that “something” is likely to be the Global Warming Solutions Act.