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Climate & Energy Subcommittee

At the 2007 Annual Meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho, the Air Committee approved combining the Climate Change Workgroup and the Energy Efficiency Subcommittee into one group, the new Climate & Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Toni Hardesty (Director, Idaho DEQ) and staffed by Lisa Matthews of ECOS.  For more information on the Subcommittee and its activities, please contact Lisa Matthews at lmatthews@sso.org or 202-624-3671.

 

Areas of emphasis and priorities for the Climate & Energy Subcommittee are:

(1)   Sharing information and best management practices;

(2)   Providing a forum for vetting common issues, challenges and solutions related to implementing greenhouse gas initiatives and programs;

(3)   Tracking activity at the federal level, and where appropriate, drafting resolutions related to state needs; and

(4)   Identifying any unified messages and public outreach that would be appropriate for ECOS to undertake on this topic.

NACAA Global Warming Conference Proceedings Now Available

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) held a conference on Defining the Role of States and Localities in Federal Global Warming Legislation on February 12-13, 2008 in Arlington, VA.  The purpose of the conference was to bring together experienced air regulators and interested colleagues to brainstorm concepts and ideas related to the role states and local governments should play in federal climate change legislation and programs to combat global warming – including roles states already fulfill for existing programs, as well as potential new roles.  Participants focused on four issues important to states and localities, as framed in four discussion papers:  1) Preserving the right of states and localities to set more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements, 2) The role states and localities can play in implementing a federal GHG reduction program, 3) The role states and localities can play in a federal allowance program and in determining how funding is distributed, and 4) The role of states and localities in data management under a federal climate change program.

NACAA GW Conference Proceedings on Global Warming

2008 Spring Meeting Climate & Energy Subcommitee Session:  April 14, 2008 - New Orleans, LA

Agenda

Update on The Climate Registry presented by Ann McCabe, TCR Midwest Regional Director

Mandatory GHG Reporting Rulemaking presented by Elin Miller, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 10

The Climate Registry Releases Final General Reporting Protocol

 

The Climate Registry released the General Reporting Protocol for its voluntary reporting program on March 31, 2008.  The General Reporting Protocol is a tool to help reporters calculate, report and verify their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  It contains reporting requirements, calculation methodologies, administrative instruction and reference materials for reporters.  These standards represent best practices for GHG reporting and are consistent with WRI/WBCSD and ISO global guidelines and protocols.

 

Summary of TCR's General Reporting Protocol

Joint Meeting of the Climate Change Workgroup and the Energy Efficiency Subcommittee:  September 16, 2007 - Sun Valley, Idaho

Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional and State Government is a handbook designed to help decision makers in the local, regional or state government prepare for climate change by recommending a detailed, step-by-step process for climate change preparedness.  The link for the guidebook is:  http://www.cses.washington.edu/cig/fpt/planning/guidebook/gateway.php

 

Speech given by Steve Brown on April 10th, 2007 at the Virginia Military Institute