Weren't there any politicians who opposed this?

Connecticut doesn't seem to have anyone who opposes making the state poorer:

The state Senate gave final — and unanimous — legislative approval Monday to a tough new bill requiring drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions connected to global warming, and the GOP leader in the Senate said he expects Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to sign it into law.

"I'd be surprised if she didn't," Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, said after the Senate quickly passed, by a 35-0 vote, the same bill the House last week debated more than four hours before approving. . . .