Transcript Presentation: Governor's Global Warming Initiative

Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Governor’s Global Warming Initiative
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Ron Burke, Associate Director
Doug Scott, Director
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor
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Adopted rules to significantly reduce power
plant emissions beyond federal requirements;
three units will close, reducing CO2 2.1 million
tons/year
2006 law limits diesel idling in air quality nonattainment areas
Introduced Open Road tolling on Illinois
Tollway System
Illinois Conservation and Climate Initiative
creates forestry and agriculture carbon offsets
Co-founded The Climate Registry
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Incentives and programs have made IL #1 consumer
of biodiesel with 2nd most number of E-85 pumps
Energy Biosciences Institute at UIUC and Cal-Berkely;
$500 million grant from BP
IL awarded FutureGen project
2 utility-scale winds farms operational; 15 proposed
Adopted new energy efficiency building codes for
state and commercial buildings
New law expands net metering for distributed
renewable electric generation
2007 Illinois Power Agency Act creates significant
renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements
for utilities.
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Illinois 2nd state to join Chicago Climate Exchange
Committed to power state facilities in Springfield
with wind energy
Buying mostly flex fuel and hybrid vehicles
Reduce building energy use at least 10% in 10
years
State buildings to install Energy Star lights
New k-12 schools to achieve LEED Silver
certification
Most new buildings funded by CDB constructed to
meet LEED standards
Created by Governor’s Executive Order
 Advise Governor on how to meet his
GHG reduction targets:
◦ 1990 levels by 2020
◦ 60% below 1990 levels by 2050
 Reductions of this magnitude needed
to avoid significant consequences
 40 members + dozens of observers
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World Resources Institute: technical
and facilitation assistance
 ICF International: emissions and
economic impact modeling
 First meeting February 2007
 More than 80 policy options
considered; final recommendations
made in Sept. 2007
 24 policies recommended; 19
unanimous
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Reference Case
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Total Emissions in 1990: 231 Mt CO 2 e
(Source: WRI)
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Total - 312 Mt CO2e
Gap - 81 Mt CO2e
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Mt CO2e
Target - 231 Mt CO2e
Agriculture &
Forestry
Waste &
Wastewater
Power Sector
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150
Freight Transport
Passenger
Transport
Industrial
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Commercial
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Residential
0
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
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Implement smart growth initiatives and
expansion of mass transit
GHG emission standards for automobiles
(California standards)
Incentives for fuel efficient vehicles
Low-carbon fuels standard; based on
California proposal
Fuel efficiency and/or low carbon fuel
requirements for all government vehicles
Passenger and freight rail upgrades
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CO2 emission performance standards for
electricity generation or procurement (new
generation only)
Small renewable distributed generation:
rules, legislation, incentives
Energy efficiency standards for appliances
and equipment
Establish residential and commercial energy
efficiency construction codes beyond
international standards, including
government buildings.
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Phase-in of energy efficiency standards for
light bulbs
Energy conservation and efficiency
programs for existing state facilities
Enhanced renewable portfolio standard of
25% by 2025
Enhanced energy efficiency: 2% demand
reduction by 2015. No revenue cap.
Carbon capture & storage (from the outset)
portfolio standard of 5%. Utilities must buy
if available.
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Cap-and-trade program for power
generators and relatively large
industrial sources; preference to link
with other states
 20% carbon offset requirements for
new fossil fuel generation
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Programs to encourage forest management,
reforestation, tree- and grass-planting
Expand use of no-till farming
Encourage or require reductions in
emissions of high GWP gases (N2O, HFCs,
PFCs, SF6)
Energy efficiency incentives and standards
for commercial/industrial
generators/boilers
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Encourage methane capture from coal
mines, landfills, livestock farms and
wastewater treatment plants
 Increase traditional recycling diversion
rate with municipal goals and by
stimulating demand for recycled
materials
 Land use development offset
requirement
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Impact of Policy Portfolios
350
Total Emissions in 1990: 231
Mt CO 2 e (Source: WRI)
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Total - 312 Mt CO2e
Gap - 81 Mt CO2e
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Mt CO2e
Target - 231 Mt CO2e
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Reference Case
All except Cap & Trade
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All In with C&T
All In with C&T & RGGI
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0
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
8,220,000
Doesnot
notmeet
meet GHG
Does
GHG
Reduction Goal
Reduction Goal
8,200,000
Does meet GHG
reduction goal
Does meet GHG
reduction goal
8,180,000
Jobs
8,160,000
8,140,000
Assumes no
action taken to
address climate
change
8,120,000
8,100,000
8,080,000
Reference Case
All In Except Cap & Trade (#1)
All In With Cap & Trade (#2)
All In w/C&T &RGGI Link (#3)
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Gross State Product(Billions Fixed 2000$)
864
Does not meet
GHG Reduction
Goal
Does meet
Does meet
GHG reduction
GHG reduction
goal goal
Does meet
GHG
reduction goal
862
860
858
Assumes no
action taken to
address climate
change
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Reference Case
All In Except Cap & Trade (#1)
All In With Cap & Trade (#2)
All In w/C&T &RGGI Link (#3)
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Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan, and Kansas
Agreed to set regional GHG reduction goals
and to develop a "cap & trade" program to
achieve these goals
Within the next year, governors will
establish regional targets and complete
development of a model rule for a cap &
trade system
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Increase the number of stations offering 85% ethanol
fuel (E85) to 15% of total stations in Midwest) by
2015 increasing to 9,700 stations (25%) by 2025
Generate at least 10% of electricity consumed in the
Midwest from renewable energy sources by 2015,
increasing to 30% by 2030
Meet at least 2% of Midwestern electricity and natural
gas needs through use of energy-saving technologies
by 2015
Capture and store carbon dioxide from all new power
plants by 2020
Complete plans for a multi-state pipeline to transport
carbon dioxide from coal gasification plants for
enhanced oil recovery
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My contact info:
Ron Burke
Associate Director
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
217-557-7826
[email protected]
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Program info:
www.illinoisenergy.org
www.ilclimatechange.org
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