![[logo] US EPA](http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/logo_epaseal.gif){kind=logo}
- State Climate Actions
- State and Regional Climate Policy Maps
- State Climate Action Plans
- State Climate Action Plans Database
West Virginia
Related Links
Definitions
Planning and Measurement | Targets and Caps | Reporting | Power Sector | Transportation Sector
Many of the sites listed on this page are not on the EPA Web site.
Please see our disclaimer information. 
Planning and Measurement
State Advisory Board
Status: No Activity Identified
Regional Initiatives
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: On April 4, 2007, Governor Joe Manchin III signed HB 337, establishing a new GHG inventory for the state that covers emissions, reductions, and sequestration. The inventory will cover all major stationary, area and mobile sources, such as power plants, waste combustors, natural gas/oil systems, landfills, and waste water treatment facilities, highway and non-road sources, and agricultural sources and shall account for geologic and terrestrial carbon sequestration.
Initial inventory completed in 2003.
- http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/WV%20registry%2Epdf
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/WVInventorySummary_11-16b.pdf
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: In Progress
Details: On August 16, 2000, the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) issued proposed rules that would require retail electricity suppliers, including default service providers, to supply information to the Commission quarterly regarding the fuel mix and emissions associated with electricity products. In late 2000, the legislative subcommittees studying the electric industry decided to delay immediate consideration of the tax law changes necessary for restructuring to be implemented, which delayed the adoption of the final rules.
GHG Registry
Status: Completed
Details: On April 4, 2007, Governor Joe Manchin III signed SB 337 requiring mandatory GHG reporting for sources already reporting air emissions under other programs. SB 337 also establishes a registry for the reporting of voluntary reductions of GHG emissions if the reductions are made before they are required by law, and will include the development of criteria for establishing baseline emissions, quantifying emission reductions and providing public recognition of reductions.
- http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/WV%20registry%2Epdf
- http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/Bills_history.cfm?input=337&year=2007&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Mandatory GHG Reporting
Status: Completed
Details: On April 4, 2007, Governor Joe Manchin III signed SB 337 requiring mandatory GHG reporting for sources already reporting air emissions under other programs. SB 337 also establishes a registry for the reporting of voluntary reductions of GHG emissions if the reductions are made before they are required by law, and will include the development of criteria for establishing baseline emissions, quantifying emission reductions and providing public recognition of reductions.
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
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified