State must accelerate emissions reductions to meet 2030 target [Video]

“It is disturbing that Connecticut is not on track to reach our greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, largely because we have not taken the steps to reduce transportation related emissions,” Dr. Mark Mitchell, co-chair of the state’s Equity and Environmental Justice Advisory Council, said in a release from DEEP on Thursday.

The GHG Emissions Inventory is the “most comprehensive accounting of the state’s air pollution that contributes to climate change,” according to the release.

DEEP noted that Connecticut has progressed since 1990, but more work must be completed to reach pollution reduction goals set by the legislature. Connecticut met its 2020 emissions goal set by state stature, but an accelerated pace of reductions is necessary to reach statutory medium and long-term goals.

The top three emitting sectors in 2022 were responsible for over …