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Planning and Measurement
State Advisory Board
Status: No Activity Identified
Regional Initiatives
Status: Completed
Details: Observer to the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, signed on November 15, 2007.
Powering the Plains Participant - Participants meet quarterly to develop and implement strategies, policies, initiatives and projects in energy and agriculture that add value to the region's economy while reducing the risk of climate change and other environmental concerns. Specific focus areas include renewable energy development, hydrogen production, carbon sequestration, coal gasification, and environmental credit trading.
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SDDENR), through an effort of the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP), developed an inventory of GHG emissions and forecast from 1990-2020 in the spring of 2007. The report contains an inventory and forecast of the State's GHG emissions from 1990 to 2020 to provide an initial comprehensive understanding of South Dakota's current and possible future GHG emissions.
Climate Change Action Plan
Status: No Activity Identified
Targets and Caps
Lead by Example Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Cap
Status: No Activity Identified
Reporting
Electricity Disclosure
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Registry
Status: No Activity Identified
Mandatory GHG Reporting
Status: No Activity Identified
Power Sector
CO2 Offset Requirements
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Performance Standard
Status: No Activity Identified
Advanced Coal Technology
Status: No Activity Identified
Power Sector GHG Cap and Trade
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: Under the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, signed on November 15, 2007, participating states jointly endeavor to develop a market-based and multi-sector cap-and-trade mechanism to help achieve GHG reduction targets. Since South Dakota signed the accord as an observer, considered No Activity.
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified