1. Why are we here?? BAU Aggressive action
agriculture may not even be possible
Aggressive action

2. Why are we here?? ? my grandkids my kids me
agriculture may not even be possible ?
my grandkids
my kids me

3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (GGRA)
- Mandate to reduce emissions 40% by 2030
- 10 main emissions-reduction programs
EmPOWER MD– Great progress with legislation
supporting the 2% annual demand reduction mandated by the PSC in 2015
RGGI
now, Offshore Wind!!
- GGRA will reduce emissions more than the Paris Accord, IF Gov. Hogan actually supports the
key programs.
Zero Waste?
Forests?
…. soils???
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4. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(RGGI)
- Cap and trade program to control CO2 emissions– 9 Northeast States- our mechanism to meet the CPPO
- Emissions allowances are sold and states get the $$, state autonomy in spending
- RGGI goals are to use the $$ for investment
in energy efficiency and renewables
- MD has legislative mandate to spend >=50%
on bill paying assistance.
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5. RGGI is wildly successful
Significant emissions reductions, $1.79 B to states and 30,000 job years created from
When proceeds used
for energy efficiency
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6. RGGI 2016 Program Review
- Update: States meeting today to decide final
modeling parameters
- RGGI Advocates have urged 5% cap reduction
- this is what we need to get us to 40% by 2030
- hopefully States will at least agree to model this
- Decision in the fall?
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7. Offshore Wind!!
- Update: PSC granted permission for both the US Wind and Skipjack projects!
- about 450 MW total, increase power bill about $1.46/month but
- Harvard analysis of OSW- a 200 MW windfarm will return $120/MWh in health benefits
- average MD family uses 1MWh/month,
so gets $120 average health benefit
- will establish manufacturing facilities in Baltimore and on Eastern Shore. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!!
- MD will hopefully build turbines for East Coast wind industry
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