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Pew Center Resources for State Climate Action

Pew Center Resources for State Climate Action. Josh Bushinsky State Solutions Fellow Pew Center on Global Climate Change August 25, 2005 WRAP Meeting on Climate Change. The Pew Center. Founded in May 1998 Independent, Non-Profit, Non-Partisan

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Pew Center Resources for State Climate Action

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  1. Pew Center Resources for State Climate Action Josh BushinskyState Solutions Fellow Pew Center on Global Climate Change August 25, 2005 WRAP Meeting on Climate Change

  2. The Pew Center • Founded in May 1998 • Independent, Non-Profit, Non-Partisan • Research (science and impacts, policy, economics, solutions) • Education and Outreach • Business Environmental Leadership Council

  3. 40 BELC Companies

  4. First, we accept the views of most scientists that enough is known about the science and environmental impacts of climate change for us to take actions to address its consequences. Second, businesses can and should take concrete steps now in the U.S. and abroad to assess opportunities for emission reductions, establish and meet emission reduction objectives, and invest in new, more efficient products, practices and technologies. What We Believe... BELC principles

  5. Third, the Kyoto agreement represents a first step in the international process, but more must be done both to implement the market-based mechanisms that were adopted in principle in Kyoto and to more fully involve the rest of the world in the solution. Fourth, we can make significant progress in addressing climate change and sustaining economic growth in the United States by adopting reasonable policies, programs and transition strategies. What We Believe… BELC principles

  6. What business needs from policy-makers • Reasonable targets and timetables • Regulatory certainty • Protection for early action • Internationally compatible trading systems

  7. Pew Center Expertise • Research • Policy tracking • Resource • Business engagement • Linkages

  8. NEG-ECP & RGGI West Coast Governors’ Initiative & WGA Powering the Plains RGGI WGA RGGI Observers WGA & Powering the Plains Regional Initiatives

  9. Renewable Portfolio Standards WI: 2.2% by 2011 MN: Xcel 1125 MW by 2010 ME: 30% by 2000 VT: equal to load growth 2005 - 2012 IL: 8% by 2013 MT: 15% by 2015 NY: 25% by 2013 MA: 4% New by 2009 RI: 16% by 2009 CT: 10% by 2010 IA: 105 MW NJ: 6.5.% by 2008 NV: 15% by 2013 PA: 18% by 2020 MD: 7% by 2008 CO: 10% by 2015 DC: 11% by 2022 CA: 20% by 2017 AZ: 1.1% by 2020 NM: 10% by 2011 TX: 10,000 MW New by 2015 HI: 20% by 2020

  10. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative • Regional cap-and-trade program initially covering CO2 emissions from power plants • Nine states, with PA, MD, DC observing • Pew Center on Resource Panel • Allowance allocation • Modeling • Offsets • Workshops • Decision support

  11. Western Governors Association • Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative • Clean Coal Task Force • Carbon Management subgroup • Energy Efficiency Task Force • Transmission Task Force

  12. Ohio Climate Technology Strategy Project • Exploring market opportunities for climate-friendly technologies • Advanced coal • Carbon sequestration • Wind power • Business and state collaboration • Ohio Coal Development Office • Third Frontier • Cluster initiatives

  13. Pew Web Resources/States

  14. For More Information www.pewclimate.org States web resources http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/index.cfm

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