Transcript M. Uhl presentation

New Mexico
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Reduction
Programs
April 2008
Governor Richardson on Climate
Change
Set state GHG reduction targets & established
stakeholder group (CCAG) in 2005
– 2000 levels by 2012
– 10% below 2000 by 2020
– 75% below 2000 by 2050
• 69 CCAG recommendations, 67 unanimous
• December 2006 Executive Order
What we have accomplished
• GHG inventory
• Climate Change Advisory Group
Recommendations
• VISTAs
• Chicago Climate Exchange Member
• Reports (oil and gas/cars)
• Mandatory GHG emissions reporting rule
• Adopted CA clean car standards
What we are working on
• Implementation of greenhouse gas
reporting rule
• Coordination of clean cars regulation
• Oil and Gas exploration, production,
processing and gathering greenhouse gas
emissions reporting protocol
• Anti-Idling
• Tax credits for energy generation facilities
Statewide Initiatives
• Western Climate Initiative
• The Climate Registry
• Lead-by-example reductions in state
greenhouse gas emissions
• Carbon sequestration study and rules
• Green building codes
• Climate Change Action Implementation
Team
Roles and Resources
• Who: mostly Air Quality Bureau
• Resource needs: much more than we
have
• Funding sources: using NSR permit fees
fund
• Scope of effort: Expanding
exponentially…(we live in fear of another
EO)
Climate Change Action Team
• Membership includes: EMNRD, Tax and Rev.,
DOT, Regulation and Licensing, GSD, State
Engineer, Economic Development, Finance and
Administration
• Joint efforts: support of energy efficiency
initiatives through EMNRD, limited coordination
with DOT, tax regulation with Tax and Revenue
Western Climate Initiative
• Likely need some statutory change for at
least parts of the program
• Air staff are monitoring and observing, we
know we’ll be tagged with much of
implementation
• Legislature granted one position to work
on greenhouse gas initiatives starting
summer 2008
Benefits of WCI membership
• Coordination with other states on
mandatory reporting rule implementation
• Coordination with other states on cap and
trade issues
• Commiserate with other Air Directors
regarding the difficulty and challenges of
the tasks we face
Prospects for upcoming federal
actions
• Who can guess?
• Benefits to states from proposed bills
(funding, reduce leakage, smaller states
can draw from other states’ expertise)
• May pre-empt state and regional cap-andtrade
• May allow states to tailor state program to
remaining issues after cap and trade
• Issues with EJ
How GHG emissions tie into our
traditional CAA work
• Four Corners region (ok, at least NM)
ozone nonattainment designation very
likely
• Many oil and gas reductions for ozone
precursors will also address ghg emission
reductions
• Some ability to integrate inventory for
criteria pollutants and GHG emissions
Questions?