Dear Legislators: STOP trying to outdo California by enacting radical 'green' laws!
It’s disturbing to see legislation proposed that pushes New Mexico to have the most stringent environmental requirements in the nation - and the world. This legislation is more stringent than California, a state with vastly stronger resources for compliance, and the Paris Agreement.
HB 6 Clean Future Act goes further than a U.S. model approach and seeks to have the most stringent requirements in the world. Unfortunately, that puts this legislation in direct conflict with the Paris Agreement that many countries, including the U.S., have signed onto. This bill could destroy New Mexico’s economy by (somehow) forcing New Mexicans and all industries operating in the State to reduce carbon emissions in the year 2030 to 50 percent of 2005 levels and have zero net emissions by 2050. This is simply unrealistic.
HB 6 is economy wide, bringing businesses and industries under its purview that are not currently regulated for emissions. Clearly, this could be detrimental to job creation. New Mexico already struggles to compete nationwide and regionally; setting standards at this inflated level will worsen that situation and be harmful to our state and our people.
This legislation ignores the fact that New Mexico is a poverty-stricken state that needs to find new ways of encouraging job creation, not inhibiting it. The state was one of the hardest hit by the corona virus and we encourage the legislature to not further restrict expansion at this time.
Use the form to the right and send an email to key legislators that will be voting on these issues. The session is moving fast, so time is of the essence. It takes 30 seconds to send an email - please do it NOW.
Dear Legislators: STOP trying to outdo California by enacting radical 'green' laws!
It’s disturbing to see legislation proposed that pushes New Mexico to have the most stringent environmental requirements in the nation - and the world. This legislation is more stringent than California, a state with vastly stronger resources for compliance, and the Paris Agreement.
HB 6 Clean Future Act goes further than a U.S. model approach and seeks to have the most stringent requirements in the world. Unfortunately, that puts this legislation in direct conflict with the Paris Agreement that many countries, including the U.S., have signed onto. This bill could destroy New Mexico’s economy by (somehow) forcing New Mexicans and all industries operating in the State to reduce carbon emissions in the year 2030 to 50 percent of 2005 levels and have zero net emissions by 2050. This is simply unrealistic.
HB 6 is economy wide, bringing businesses and industries under its purview that are not currently regulated for emissions. Clearly, this could be detrimental to job creation. New Mexico already struggles to compete nationwide and regionally; setting standards at this inflated level will worsen that situation and be harmful to our state and our people.
This legislation ignores the fact that New Mexico is a poverty-stricken state that needs to find new ways of encouraging job creation, not inhibiting it. The state was one of the hardest hit by the corona virus and we encourage the legislature to not further restrict expansion at this time.
Use the form to the right and send an email to key legislators that will be voting on these issues. The session is moving fast, so time is of the essence. It takes 30 seconds to send an email - please do it NOW.