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As of December 20 , 2005 , seven Northeastern US states are involved in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Massachusetts and Rhode Island dropped out at the last minute. It is believed that the state-level program will apply pressure on the federal government to support Kyoto Protocol .
A parallel effort to reduce emissions in the Northeast is the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan, which calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020. On December 20, 2005 seven states, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine signed a "Memorandum of Understanding" committing themselves to move forward with the program. Special provisions are made in that document for Massachusetts and Rhode Island to join the effort at any time prior to January 1, 2008. In addition, the Northeast States For Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) is building a Regional Greenhouse Gas Registery (RGGR) to help track emissions in the region. This effort is similar to the California Climate Action Registry . EXTERNAL LINKS
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