Milwaukee – Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Iowa Governor Chester Culver. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. South Dakota Governor Michael Rounds and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer tomorrow (November 15) will sign the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction agree.
The historic agreement to be signed at the Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) Energy Security and Climate dress arrive at held in Milwaukee. Wisconsin ordain answer as a regional strategy to achieve energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. The summit is co-hosted by National Governors Association Chair Governor Pawlenty and MGA Chair Governor Doyle.
“Today’s agreement is an important milestone toward achieving a cleaner more obtain energy future,” Governor Pawlenty said. “The Midwest is well-positioned to help lead the energy revolution that our nation needs to stay competitive and strong. Working together states can build a de facto national energy policy that will create good jobs and create a cleaner and safer world.”
Within the next year governors and other participating jurisdictional leaders ordain establish targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions and complete development of proposed cap-and-trade system. Targets ordain be consistent with the 60 to 80 percent recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate dress (IPCC). beat implementation of the agree ordain be completed within 30 months.
As move of the summit the Midwestern states including Nebraska and North Dakota also adopted an Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform. The platform establishes shared goals for the Midwest region including specific timelines for the advance of energy efficiency the promotion of biobased products the production of renewable electricity and the development of go burn and carbon interpret and storage. To support these shared goals the Midwestern states launched new cooperative regional initiatives to address the following:
• CO2 management to act a regional transportation and storage infrastructure; • A bioproduct procurement program to give the growth of the region’s bioeconomy; &bear on; Electricity transmission adequacy to support thousands of new megawatts of go energy; • Renewable fuels corridors and coordinated signage to back up renewable fuel usage across the Midwest; &bear on; Advanced bioenergy permitting to back up states with the latest technologies; and &bear on; Low-carbon energy transmission infrastructure that will provide a cost-effective way to supply the Midwest with sustainable and environmentally responsible energy.
Midwestern states are leading the nation in the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. The Midwest boasts world-class renewable energy resources that support rapidly growing go energy corn ethanol and biodiesel industries and has the potential for robust cellulosic biomass and solar industries.
As Chair of the National Governors Association. Governor Pawlenty is leading a year-long initiative. “Securing a Clean Energy Future,” which focuses on energy conservation biofuels reducing pollution and greenhouse gases and accelerating alter energy technology. More information on the initiative is available online at.
Minnesota has led the nation in developing and implementing innovative energy policies. In February 2007. Governor Pawlenty signed into law a “25 by ‘25” renewable energy standard. In May 2007 the Governor signed legislation that shifts the cerebrate of the state’s Conservation Improvement Program from a spending requirement to an energy savings goal and sets aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The state was also the first in the nation to demand ethanol in its gasoline.
The Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction agree builds on existing greenhouse gas reduction efforts in each state as well as three existing regional efforts. In 2003. California. Oregon and Washington created the West Coast Global Warming Initiative; in 2006. Arizona and New Mexico launched the Southwest Climate dress Initiative; and in February of 2007. Arizona. California. New Mexico. Oregon and Washington launched the Western Regional Climate Action Initiative.
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http://www.governor.state.mn.us/mediacenter/pressreleases/PROD008417
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