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Seize The Moment!

Seize The Moment!. 2013 Sustainability Summit Milwaukee WI Keith Reopelle, Policy Director Clean Wisconsin. Your environmental voice since 1970 www.cleanwisconsin.org | Twitter: @cleanwisconsin. Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI). Global Climate Change.

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Seize The Moment!

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  1. Seize The Moment! 2013 Sustainability Summit Milwaukee WI Keith Reopelle, Policy Director Clean Wisconsin Your environmental voice since 1970 www.cleanwisconsin.org | Twitter: @cleanwisconsin

  2. Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)

  3. Global Climate Change Future Global Temperature: Temperature will increase by about 1.6°C (3°F) by 2050, 2°-6°C (3°-11°F) by 2100. Mitigation: Necessary to avoid dangerous climate change

  4. Global Climate Change Future Global Temperature: Temperature will increase by about 3°F (1.6°C) by 2050, 3°-11°F (2°-6°C) by 2100. Mitigation: Necessary to avoid dangerous climate change Adaptation: Climate change is inevitable; Adaptation needed to minimize impacts

  5. Brook Trout

  6. What does it mean for Wisconsin? What does it mean? Warmer Winters Shorter Ice Duration Ice data c/o J. Magnuson

  7. What does it mean for Wisconsin? Shorter Snow Season Warmer Winters  Snow cover changes Snow Rain

  8. STRONG CARBON POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR DIRTY POWER PLANTS Clean Air Act carbon standards are a powerful tool to protect our climate, health, and America’s economy.

  9. FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE OPTIONS HEAT RATE REDUCTIONS CLEANER POWER SOURCES FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE MORE RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS IN EFFICIENCY

  10. LARGE BENEFITS, LOW COSTS • Pollution cuts: 560 million tons less carbon pollution in 2020; • twice the reductions from the clean car standards • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Health protections: up to 3,600 lives saved, and thousands of asthma attacks and other health incidents prevented in 2020 alone • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Clean energy investments: $90 billion in energy efficiency and renewables investments between now and 2020 • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Low costs: only $4 billion in compliance costs in 2020 • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Large benefits:$25-60 billion value of avoided climate change and health effects in 2020

  11. SAVING LIVES AND REDUCING COSTLY HEALTH PROBLEMS CARBON LIMITS WILL CUT OTHER POLLUTANTS AND… • save as many as 3,600 lives • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - prevent over 23,000 asthma attacks • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - avoid over 2,300 emergency room visits and hospital admissions • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - prevent nearly 1.2 million restricted activity and work loss days AVOIDING UP TO $26 BILLION IN HEALTH DAMAGES FOR AMERICANS IN 2020 ALONE

  12. HUGE BENEFITS, LOW COSTS ESTIMATED COSTS AND BENEFITS FROM CO2, SO2 AND NOX REDUCTIONS (2020) $60 Billion COSTS BENEFITS $25 Billion $4 Billion Compliance Costs Low Estimate 2020 High Estimate 2020 Compliance Costs SO2 and NOX Benefits CO2 Benefits

  13. PROJECTED CAPACITY CHANGES

  14. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Your environmental voice since 1970 www.cleanwisconsin.org | Twitter: @cleanwisconsin

  15. Between January 14th and April 12th only: Please go to the Review and Comment System to provide comments on the draft.You must register and accept the terms in the Review and Comment System in order to review this document. Comments will only be accepted through this system.NOTE: You will not be allowed to create an account in the system prior to 9am ET January 14th, 2013, and the comment period ends at 5pm ET on April 12th, 2013http://www.globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment

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  17. Connect with Clean Wisconsin Follow us on Visit our website at www.cleanwisconsin.org kreopelle@cleanwisconsin.org Join our Action Network

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