A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOR MAINE 2004

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A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOR MAINE 2004

• A Report to the
• Politics of Climate Change seminar,
• Colby College
• Malcolm Burson, Office of Policy Services,
• Maine DEP

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Greenhouse Gases

• New England Governors / Eastern Canadian
  Premiers Action Plan
• Adopted 8/2001 by Governor King
• Reaffirmed under Governor Baldacci
• Reduce GHG emissions
• 1990 levels by 2010
• 10 below 1990 levels by 2020
• In the long term, reduction sufficient to
  eliminate any dangerous threat to the climate.
  To accomplish this goal, reduction to 75 to 80
  below 2003 levels may be required.

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Maine GHG Emissions Baseline and Target
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Maine LD 845 PL 2003 Chapter 237

• Sponsored by Representative Koffman - Bar Harbor
• Signed 5/21/2003 by the Governor Baldacci
• Emission Inventory for State owned facilities and
  funded programs
• Voluntary Carbon emission reduction agreements
• 50 Business and/or nonprofit organizations, by
  1/1/2006
• New England greenhouse gas registry
• Participate in a regional GHG registry, with
  3rd-party verification
• Currently a regional effort at NESCAUM

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Maine LD 845 PL 2003 Chapter 237

• Requirements (cont.)
• Statewide Greenhouse Gas Inventory
• Climate Action Plan
• Department will adopt a plan by 7/1/2004
• Extension until 10/15/2004
• The action plan must address reduction in each
  sector in cost-effective ways and must allow
  sustainably managed forestry, agricultural and
  other natural resources activities

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GHG Action Plan Process

• Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG)
• Convened by Gov. Baldacci in November, 2003
• Government agencies
• Private interest groups
• Non-profit advocacy groups
• SAG convened to assist DEP
• Recommend actions and strategies
• Role is advisory only

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GHG Action Plan Process

• Workgroups
• Buildings, Facilities and Manufacturing
• Agriculture and Forestry
• Transportation and Land Use
• Energy and Solid Waste
• Education and Public Awareness
• Facilitators
• External Science/Economic Advisory Panel
• Technical staff (DEP, CCAP and others)
• Analyze GHG mitigation strategies and policies

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Recommended Options Top 10
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Projected Results if All Options Implemented
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Key Options Electricity and Solid Waste

• Regional GHG Cap and Trade (RGGI)
• Renewable System Benefit Charge
• Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Biomass Generation
• Landfill Gas Management

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Key Options Energy Demand

• Cluster of Energy Efficiency Measures
• Many already underway, managed by PUC
• Appliance and Building Standards
• Residential Home Heating
• Action in Manufacturing, Commercial,
  Institutional, Residential areas

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Key Options Transportation and Land Use

• Automobile Tailpipe (ZEV Pavley)
• Clean Diesel and Black Carbon
• Fuel Standards
• Lowering VMT, including measures to address
  sprawl, land use
• State Fleets legislation in current session

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Key Options Forestry

• Area of Greatest Innovation Maine is first to
  figure this out
• Sequestration of Carbon
• Forestland Protection
• Five Forest Management Options
• Continuing Debate on the Carbon Neutrality Issue

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Key Options Agriculture

• Smaller Expected Gains than in Other Areas
• Part of the Larger Picture, and Attractive to the
  Public
• Would Support, for example, Organic and Local
  Farming

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Carbon Saved / Cost
Number in ( ) is estimated per tonne of saved
carbon
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Co-Benefits
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Co-Benefits cont
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Implementation

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Implementation cont

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Next Steps

• Delivered by Governor to NRC 12/04
• Briefing Committees (NRC, UTE, ACF,
  Transportation) 2/05
• Request for committee members to advise on a
  regular basis
• Filing testimony / information on 30 current
  bills
• No specific DEP bills this session, except
  LEV/ZEV major substantive

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Next Steps

• SAG review, January 05
• Implementation sub-groups for major electricity,
  energy efficiency, forestry
• DEP to convene additional groups for
  transportation (with DOT)
• Education / Public Awareness Group
• Continuing regional / international work with
  NEG/ ECP, The Climate Group

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Voluntary Agreements

• Required by original legislation
• 50 agreements needed by 1/06
• Program underway
• Everything from small (churches, e.g.,) to large
  businesses and organizations