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Pew Center Resources Pew Center Resources for for
State Climate ActionState Climate ActionJosh BushinskyJosh Bushinsky
State Solutions FellowState Solutions Fellow
Pew Center on Global Climate ChangePew Center on Global Climate ChangeAugust 25, 2005August 25, 2005
WRAP Meeting on Climate Change
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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
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40 BELC Companies
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What We Believe...
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.
BELC principles
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What We Believe…
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.
BELC principles
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What business needs from policy-makers
• Reasonable targets and timetables
• Regulatory certainty
• Protection for early action
• Internationally compatible trading systems
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Pew Center Expertise
• Research• Policy tracking• Resource• Business engagement• Linkages
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West Coast Governors’ Initiative & WGA
RGGI
WGA RGGI Observers
NEG-ECP & RGGI
Powering the Plains
WGA & Powering the Plains
Regional Initiatives
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Renewable Portfolio Standards
ME: 30% by 2000
HI: 20% by 2020
IA: 105 MW
AZ: 1.1% by 2020
CO: 10% by 2015
NM: 10% by 2011
TX: 10,000 MW New by 2015
CA: 20% by 2017
NV: 15% by 2013
MT: 15% by 2015
MN: Xcel 1125 MW by 2010
WI: 2.2% by 2011
NY: 25% by 2013
MA: 4% New by 2009
DC: 11% by 2022
NJ: 6.5.% by 2008CT: 10% by 2010
MD: 7% by 2008
RI: 16% by 2009
PA: 18% by 2020
VT: equal to load growth 2005 - 2012
IL: 8% by 2013
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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
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Western Governors Association
• Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative– Clean Coal Task Force
• Carbon Management subgroup
– Energy Efficiency Task Force– Transmission Task Force
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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
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Pew Web Resources/States
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For More Information
www.pewclimate.org
States web resources
http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/index.cfm