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Planning and Measurement
State Advisory Board
Status: Completed
Details: The North Carolina General Assembly established the Climate Action Plan Advisory Group (CAPAG) on September 27, 2005.
CAPAG's efforts complemented those of the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, which the N.C. General Assembly established in 2005. The LCGCC is tasked with evaluating the environmental and economic impacts of global warming and deciding whether the state should set a global warming pollutant-reduction goal. Pursuant to the requirements of Senate Bill 1591 (passed in July 2006), the LCGCC submitted a report in April 2008. H.B. 2529, signed by the Governor Mike Easley on July 11, 2008, has extended the deadline for the LCGCC to submit its final recommendations until October 1, 2009.
- http://www.ncclimatechange.us/
- http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/DocumentSites/browseDocSite.asp?nID=14
- http://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/committees/LCGCC/Authorizing%20Legislation/S.L.%202006-73%20LCGCC%20ext%20auth.pdf
Regional Initiatives
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: Revised in March 2007. Inventory Executive Summary available. Initial inventory completed in 1996 and later revised to include 1990 and 2000 data.
- http://www.ncclimatechange.us/ewebeditpro/items/O120F8235.pdf
- http://www.ncclimatechange.us/index.cfm
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/NCSummary_03_08.pdf
Climate Change Action Plan
Status: Completed/Further Work In Progress
Details: The Climate Action Plan Advisory Group released a draft final report and recommendations October 16, 2007. Initial report completed in 2000.
Targets and Caps
Lead by Example Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Target
Status: Proposed
Details: The North Carolina General Assembly established the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change in 2005 to determine if a statewide GHG goal should be adopted. HB 2529, signed by the governor on July 11, 2008, extended the deadline for the Legislative Commission to submit its final recommendations until October 1, 2009.
- http://www.ncclimatechange.us/
- http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/DocumentSites/browseDocSite.asp?nID=14
Statewide GHG Cap
Status: No Activity Identified
Reporting
Electricity Disclosure
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Registry
Status: In Progress
Details: Member of The Climate Registry - a collaboration aimed at developing and managing a common GHG emissions reporting system across states, provinces, and tribes. It will provide an accurate, complete, consistent, transparent, and verified set of GHG emissions data from reporting entities, supported by a robust accounting and verification infrastructure. Members released a final General Reporting Protocol in May 2008. The Climate Registry plans to start accepting data in summer 2008.
Mandatory GHG Reporting
Status: Completed
Details: The annual mandatory NC air pollutant emission inventory for Title V permitted facilities for calendar year 2008 will also now include the requirement for submitting estimates of direct GHG emissions (due June 30, 2009). The emissions may be reported voluntarily for calendar year 2007 as a system test.
Power Sector
CO2 Offset Requirements
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: On January 29, 2008, the NC Division of Air Quality approved a permit for Duke Energy Carolinas to build and operate a new 800 megawatt coal-fired power plant. Under the terms of the permit, Duke will be required to offset carbon dioxide emissions from the new unit by the end of 2018, even though state regulations do not require control of those emissions. No activity listed in association with this development because it is not a requirement.
GHG Performance Standard
Status: No Activity Identified
Advanced Coal Technology
Status: No Activity Identified
Power Sector GHG Cap and Trade
Status: No Activity Identified
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: HB 1179 - to establish a NC low emission vehicles program - was introduced and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on March 29, 2007.
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified