HB99 establishes a statewide target of “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions from “all economic sectors” by 2050, with at least a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.
The Senate passed HB99 on June 27, 2023, by a vote of 15 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill implements provisions of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 for “sustainable development,” codifying extreme “climate change” and “environmental justice” measures into state law. Its push for “a just and equitable transition toward a decarbonized economy” on behalf of “disproportionately” impacted and “historically over-burdened and underserved communities” is no less than an alarmist attempt by globalist elites to expand their taxing power and authority. For instance, the bill significantly allows for the increased use of “carbon storage and sequestration projects,” which have led to the abuse of eminent domain throughout the country, encroaching on the property rights of Americans enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment. Delaware must act as “The First State” to end the unconstitutional war on fossil fuels that will further threaten free-market enterprise, reduce our standards of living, and compromise the integrity of our nation’s infrastructure.