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

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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

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

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

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 2008 CT: 10% by 2010 MD: 7% by 2008 RI: 16% by 2009 PA: 18% by 2020 VT: equal to load growth IL: 8% by 2013

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regional cap-and-trade program initially covering CO 2 emissions from power plants Nine states, with PA, MD, DC observing Pew Center on Resource Panel –Allowance allocation –Modeling –Offsets –Workshops –Decision support

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

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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