Pathway 5.

Electricity Decarbonization

5.7 Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity (Ch. 24)

2 Model Laws Found

LPDD Model Law: Federal Fossil Fuels Leasing Reform Act

Pathway: Federal Fossil Fuel Phaseouts, Prohibiting Oil and Gas Extraction

Jurisdiction: Congress

Provides for ending new leasing of federal land for fossil fuel extraction in both the onshore and offshore environments.

LPDD Model Law: State Legislation to Decarbonize the Generation of Electricity

Pathway: State Fossil Phaseout Legislation Generally, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Restricting Fossil-Fuel Powered Electric Plants

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Model state electric decarbonization statute based on 2019 legislation enacted in Washington State, which commits that state to a retail electricity supply entirely free of greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.