TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. MATERIALS SPECIFIC TO MAY 11, 2009, MEETING
   
   
   1. Agenda for 5/11/09 Meeting
      http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/cpge51109.htm
      
      

      NOTE: Documents AC1 through AC9, referenced below and in meeting agendas, have been combined into a single downloadable file, available in two formats. MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/cpgebfbk.doc PDF - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/cpgebfbk.pdf

      
      
   2. Update on climate and clean energy actions to date
      1. Massachusetts Legislation and Executive Leadership on Climate and Clean Energy (Document AC1)
      2. Relationship to Federal Climate Developments (Document AC2)
      3. Implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) (Documents AC3 and AC4)
      4. Implementation of the Green Communities Act (Document AC5)
         
         
   3. Discussion and advice
      1. Charge to the Committee (Document AC6)
      2. Interaction with adaptation advisory committee (Document AC7)
      3. 1990 Baseline and 2020 Business as Usual (BAU) Projection (Document AC8)
      4. Structure and scope of policy working groups (Document AC9)
         
         
2. BACKGROUND
   
   
1. Global Warming Solutions Act Background
   1. Full Act 
      http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080298.htm
   2. Presentation (PPT) from public meetings
      http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/index.htm (see top of page)
   3. Agency staff and contact information
      http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/gwsateam.htm  
   4. First GWSA Milestone: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations
      1. Summary of GHG reporting requirements
         MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ghgrsumm.doc
         PDF - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ghgrsumm.pdf
      2. Public hearing documents on regulations and proposed amendments
         http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/hearings/ghgrmtgs.htm#gwsa
   5. Second GWSA Milestone: 1990 Emissions Baseline & 2020 BAU Projection
      1. Invitation to Public Meetings & Public Hearing Notice
         http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/gwsa_publicnotice.htm, link follows the list of public meetings)
      2. "Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 1990 Baseline & 2020 Business As Usual Projection, April 21, 2009"
         http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/index.htm (See top of page)
      3. Appendix 1: Technical spreadsheets
         http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/gwsa_append_1.xls
   6. Third GWSA Milestone: State-wide Emissions Limit for 2020 and Plan to Achieve the Limit
      1. Proposed State Agency Workgroups & Public Work Sessions
         MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/gwsawkgp.doc
         PDF - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/gwsawkgp.pdf
         
         
2. Existing State & Federal Climate Related Policies
   1. Summaries of Existing Policies that Affect Massachusetts
      MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ghgpols.doc
      PDF - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ghgpols.pdf
      
      
3. Local Initiatives
   1. International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: Cities for Climate Protection
      http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=800  
      
      
4. Other States' Legislation & Climate Action Plans
1. "Climate Change 101: State Action, January 2009"
   http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Climate101-State-Jan09.pdf
2. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 "AB 32" - factsheet
   http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/factsheets/ab32factsheet.pdf
1. Scoping Plan
   http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm

2. "AB32" Summary of California Policies that do not exist as Massachusetts Policies
   MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ab32summ.doc
   PDF - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ab32summ.pdf
   

5. Regional Efforts In Which New England Participates
   1. RGGI (see also Document AC4)
      http://www.rggi.org
   2. New England Governors Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan
      http://www.negc.org/documents/NEG-ECP%20CCAP.PDF
   3. The Climate Registry
      http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
   4. Other Regional Efforts
      1. Western Climate Initiative
         http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org
      2. Midwest GHG Reduction Accord
         http://www.midwesternaccord.org
         
         
6. Federal Initiatives
   1. Select Federal Climate Initiatives
      MS Word - http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/fedclim.doc
      PDF- http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/fedclim.pdf
      
      1. EPA Proposed Endangerment Finding
         http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment.html#proposed
      2. Proposed EPA Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
         http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
      3. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 "Waxman-Markey" - summary
         http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090331
         /acesa_summary.pdf 
         
         
7. Business Initiatives
   1. Governor's Energy Challenge
      http://www.governorscleanenergychallenge.com/
   2. United States Climate Action Partnership
       http://www.us-cap.org 
   3. Ceres
       http://www.ceres.org/Page.aspx?pid=705
   4. Environmental Entrepreneurs
      http://www.e2.org/jsp/generic.jsp
      
      
8. Non Profit Initiatives
1. Union of Concerned Scientists
    http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
2. Conservation Law Foundation
   http://www.clf.org
3. World Resources Institute
   http://www.wri.org/climate
4. Environment Northeast
   http://www.env-ne.org
5. Pew Center on Global Climate Change
    http://www.pewclimate.org/
6. Georgetown Climate Center
   http://www.law.georgetown.edu/gcc/
7. Natural Resources Defense Council
   http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp