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.
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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
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Presentation: Highlights of Public Comments on 2020 Target & Plan - David Cash, EEA
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Presentation: Status Update on Target & Plan Development - David Cash, EEA
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Presentation: Envisioning 2050 - Jason Veysey, ERG
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Advisory Committee Meeting of June 14, 2010
Agenda
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Presentation of the Economy-Wide & Workforce Subcommittee
Co-Chairs: Penn Loh, Tufts University & Laura Scott, Gulf Oil
See presentation for full committee list.
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Advisory Committee Meeting of February 5, 2010
Agenda
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Buildings & Energy Efficiency Subcommittee
Co-Chairs: Penni Conner, NSTAR & Marcy Reed, National Grid
See presentation for full committee list.
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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.
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Transportation & Land Use Planning Subcommittee
Chair: Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
See presentation for full committee list.
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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)
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Advisory Committee Meeting of September 16, 2009
Agenda
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Meeting Notes
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Meeting Follow-up Email to Advisory Committee
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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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