var statedata = new Array("", "\"Policy Planning to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Alabama,\" completed in 1997", "In Progress", "Climate Action Plan in progress, due in 2008", "Completed", "\"Climate Change Action Plan,\" completed in 2006", "Completed", "Final Report from the Arkansas Governor\'s Commission on Global Warming, October 2008", "Completed", "On December 11, 2008, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) approved the Scoping Plan for implementing A.B. 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The plan outlines a combination of existing, strengthened, and new policies and programs to cut California’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. These measures include expanded energy efficiency programs and higher efficiency standards, a revised Renewable Portfolio Standard that requires 33 percent of electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020, and several measures to decrease emissions from transportation. Among the transportation-related measures are the implementation of existing and updated light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards, the development of local greenhouse gas targets to be achieved through land use and transportation planning, and the creation of a low-carbon fuel standard. The plan also recommends a statewide cap-and-trade program covering 85 percent of greenhouse gas emissions that would link with the Western Climate Initiative.
Rules and policies to implement the Scoping Plan will be developed and implemented by 2012. The plan will be updated by the ARB once every five years.
Scoping Plan
A.B. 32
\"Proposed Early Actions to Mitigate Climate Change in California,\" completed in 2007", "Completed", "Climate Action Plan completed, November 2007", "Completed", "\"Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan,\" completed in 2005", "Completed", "\"Deleware Climate Change Action Plan,\" completed in 2000", "Completed", "On October 15, 2008, the Governor\'s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change released its Final Report. The report includes 50 policy recommendations as well as recommendations for the development of a cap-and-trade program to facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Climate Action Plan", "", "", "Completed", "\"Work pland and regulatory scheme,\" in progress, expected by December 2009
\"Hawaii Climate Change Action Plan,\" completed in 1998", "In Progress", "Climate Action Plan in progress", "Completed", "In July 2007 the Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group released a set of recommendations to the Governor.
Policy Recommendations
Detail on Specific Recommendations
Illinois completed its initial climate action plan in June 1994
A Climate Change Action Plan for Illinois ", "", "", "Completed", "On December 23, 2008, the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Commission (ICCAC) released its final report. The ICCAC was established through SF 485 in 2007 and HF 2571 in 2008 and directed to create a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In the report, the ICCAC offers two scenarios that would reduce emissions 50 percent and 90 percent from a 2005 baseline by 2050, respectively. A range of short- and mid- term emissions targets are also provided for each of the scenarios.
The ICCAC identified 56 policy options to achieve emissions reductions and determined that following all 56 would achieve the more stringent reduction scenario. Policy options include a number of energy efficiency goals, to be achieved through incentives offered to utilities, utility customers, or other stakeholders, as well as through other strategies such as revised building codes and government lead-by-example initiatives. Among the policy recommendations for clean and renewable energy is a Generation Performance Standard that would mandate reductions in carbon intensity for electricity suppliers. In the transportation sector, the ICCAC recommends providing incentives to improve the fuel economy of the light-duty vehicle fleet, implementing fuel economy and tailpipe emissions standards established in federal law, and creating a Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of fuel energy by 20 percent. Agricultural policies include the use of biomass, methane capture, and land management for sequestration. The ICCAC also recommends participating in a cap-and-trade program, ideally on a federal scale but otherwise through the Midwestern Governors Association’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord.
Press Release
ICCAC Report
Iowa Greenhouse Gas Action Plan completed 1996", "In Progress", "Final Report due January 2010", "Completed", "\"Intelligent Energy Choices for Kentucky\'s Future: Kentucky\'s 7-Point Strategy for Energy Independence,\" completed in November 2008", "", "", "Completed", "\"2004 Maine Climate Action Plan,\" completed in 2004", "Completed", "Climate Action Plan completed August 2008", "Completed", "\"Implementing plan for the Global Warming Solutions Act\" expected in 2009
\"Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan,\" completed in 2004", "Completed", "In March 2009, the Michigan Climate Action Council (MCAC) released its Climate Action Plan. The MCAC recommends specific policies and actions to achieve greenhouse gas reductions within the state of Michigan, as well as several recommendations for federal climate policy, including the development of federal greenhouse gas targets. Among the recommended state policies are several initiatives to increase the use of distributed electric generation, facilitate the use of carbon capture and storage technology, and increase the use of nuclear energy. The MCAC also includes several recommendations to increase energy efficiency by, among other things, adopting more stringent building codes and creating a system that encourages utilities to adopt efficiency initiatives.
A total of 54 recommendations were included in the Plan, and 33 were able to be quantified for their emissions reductions. The MCAC determined that following the recommendations would decrease Michigan’s emissions about 33 percent below 2005 levels by 2025 with net cumulative savings of about $10 billion.
Michigan Climate Plan
", "Completed", " \"Minnesota Climate Mitigation Action Plan\" completed February 2008", "", "", "Completed", "\"Missouri Action Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions,\" completed in 2002", "Completed", "Climate Action Plan completed July 2007.", "", "", "Completed", "Climate Change Advisory Committee Final Report released July, 2008", "Completed", "\"Climate action plan\" expected December 2008
\"The Climate Change Challenge,\" completed in 2001", "Completed", "Energy Master Plan completed October 2008
Climate Action Plan in progress, due August 2007
", "Completed", "\"New Mexico Climate Change Advisory Group Report,\" completed in 2006.", "Completed", " \"Recommendations to Governor Pataki for Reducing NY State Greenhouse Gas Emissions,\" completed in 2003", "Completed", "Climate Action Plan completed October 2007", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Completed", "\"Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions,\" completed in 2007 ", "Completed", "On July 9, 2008, Governor Rendell signed the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act (Act 70). Among a number of goals, Act 70 required the preparation of a Climate Change Action Report, a draft of which has been completed and is under public review.", "Completed", "\"Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Action Plan,\" completed in 2002", "Completed", "\"Climate, Energy and Commerce Action Plan\" completed July 2008.", "", "", "", "\"Tennessee Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Strategies,\" completed in 1999", "", "", "Completed", "Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Council on Climate Change completed October 2007", "Completed", "Climate Action Plan completed October 2007", "Completed", "Final Report: A Climate Change Action Plan released December 2008 by the Governor\'s Commission on Climate Change
The Virginia Energy Plan completed September 2007 includes some GHG reduction strategies", "Completed", "Leading the Way on Climate Change: The Challenge of Our Time completed February 2008", "", "", "Completed", "Wisconsin\'s Strategy for Reducing Global Warming completed July 2008", "", "");