Boulder's suit is an attempt to regulate emissions beyond Colorado's borders.
Supports
“hey you emitters, anywhere in the world … we're going to make you pay money for any of those emissions anywhere in the world.”
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Others on this question
“It is not an effort to reduce emissions”
“Boulder County and city aren't trying to change what's happening in Texas or New York, they're trying to get compensation for things happening now in Colorado”
Shanmugam called Boulder's lawsuit an "unprecedented effort" to use state law to regulate global conduct, which is not allowed under the nation's constitutional system.