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Climate Protection & Green Economy Advisory Committee

Meetings of the Climate Protection & Green Economy Advisory Committee are scheduled quarterly. Agendas, handouts, presentations and meeting summaries are posted here. For additional information, contact: Lee.Dillard.Adams@state.ma.us

Upcoming Advisory Committee Meetings

Thursday, January 12, 2012
10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon
2nd Floor, Conference Room A
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA

Letter of Invitation from Energy & Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr.

MS Word 74 KB | PDF 42 KB

Subcommittees: Climate Protection & Green Economy Advisory Committee

Follow the links below for information on the subcommittees and their currently scheduled meetings, which are open to the public.

All Subcommittees

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Buildings & Energy Efficiency

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Economy-Wide & Workforce

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Forest, Agriculture, Marine & Land Use Change

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Industrial Processes, Materials & Waste Reduction & Management

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Low Carbon Energy Supply

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Transportation & Land Use Planning

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Two-Way Communications Strategy

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Past Committee Meetings

Advisory Committee Meeting of November 18, 2010

Presentation: Report on First Year GHG Reporting - William Lamkin, MassDEP

MS Powerpoint 108 KB | PDF 53 KB

Presentation: Highlights of Public Comments on 2020 Target & Plan - David Cash, EEA

MS Powerpoint 152 KB | PDF 160 KB

Presentation: Status Update on Target & Plan Development - David Cash, EEA

MS Powerpoint 177 KB | PDF 106 KB

Presentation: Envisioning 2050 - Jason Veysey, ERG

MS Powerpoint 1.2 MB | PDF 452 KB

Advisory Committee Meeting of June 14, 2010

Agenda

MS Word 32 KB | PDF 14 KB

Presentation of the Economy-Wide & Workforce Subcommittee

Co-Chairs: Penn Loh, Tufts University & Laura Scott, Gulf Oil
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 275 KB | PDF 116 KB

Advisory Committee Meeting of February 5, 2010

Agenda

MS Word 32 KB | PDF 8 KB

Buildings & Energy Efficiency Subcommittee

Co-Chairs: Penni Conner, NSTAR & Marcy Reed, National Grid
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 487 KB | PDF 25 KB

Economy-Wide & Workforce Subcommittee

Co-Chairs: Penn Loh, Tufts University & Laura Scott, Gulf Oil
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 389 KB | PDF 112 KB

Forests, Agriculture, Marine & Land Use Change Subcommittee

Chair: Andy Solow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 245 KB | PDF 132 KB

Industrial Processes, Materials & Waste Reduction & Management Subcommittee

Co-Chairs: David Newman, Millipore Corp. & Tom O'Rourke, NStar
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 135 KB | PDF 53 KB

Low Carbon Energy Supply Subcommittee

Co-Chairs: Paul Gaynor, First Wind & John Kassel, Conservation Law Foundation
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 437 KB | PDF 288 KB

Transportation & Land Use Planning Subcommittee

Chair: Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
See presentation for full committee list.
MS Powerpoint 506 KB | PDF 242 KB

Presentation: Initial Estimates of Emission Reductions from Existing Policies Related to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Paula Fields & Jason Veysey, Eastern Research Group (ERG)
Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics
Bruce Biewald, Synapse Energy Economics
MS Powerpoint 1.3 MB | PDF 260 KB

Draft Report: Initial Estimates of Emissions Reduction from Existing Policies Related to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Paula Fields, ERG
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Presentation: LEAP - A Tool for Energy Planning & GHG Mitigation Assessment

Charlie Heaps, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
MS Powerpoint 2.7 MB | PDF 1.6 MB

Presentation: Roadmap to a Massachusetts Climate Plan

Vivek Mohta, Ph.D., Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
MS Powerpoint 343 KB | PDF 171 KB

Advisory Committee Meeting of September 16, 2009

Agenda

MS Word 33 KB | PDF 64 KB

Meeting Notes

MS Word 52 KB | PDF 92 KB

Meeting Follow-up Email to Advisory Committee

MS Word 50 KB | PDF 125 KB

Advisory Committee Meeting of Monday, May 11, 2009

Agenda

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Additional Information

Advisory Committee Briefing Book

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News Release: Patrick-Murray Administration Appoints Business, Science Leaders to Chair Climate Advisory Committee

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Advisory Committee Members

In March 2009, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian A. Bowles named these individuals to the Climate Protection and Green Economy Advisory Committee, created under the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 to advise the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Act.
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Implementation Team

Commonwealth Agencies' Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) Implementation Team Contact Information
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July 2009 Public Discussions with Experts: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy

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