From sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us  Tue Dec 29 11:42:22 2009
From: sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us (sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:42:22 -0500
Subject: [Sealevelrisetaskforce] NYS Climate Action Plan Public Meeting
	January 25, 2010
Message-ID: <4B39EB1E.AE2E.00CE.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us>

Climate Action Plan Public Meeting
State Museum Theater, Madison Avenue, Albany  [Directions:
www.nysm.nysed.gov/information/general/] 

Monday, January 25, 2010 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

On August 6, 2009, Governor David A. Paterson signed Executive Order 24
[ www.ny.gov/governor/executive_orders/exeorders/eo_24.html ], setting a
goal to reduce New York State*s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent
of their 1990 levels by 2050. The executive order also created the State
Climate Action Council with a directive to prepare a draft climate
action plan by September 30, 2010. The plan will assess how all economic
sectors can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change,
and identify the extent to which such actions support New York*s goals
for a clean energy economy.

At this initial public meeting in the climate action planning process,
staff from the State Department of Environmental Conservation, State
Energy Research and Development Authority and the Center for Climate
Strategies will describe the process the State Climate Action Council
will use to develop the climate action plan. Staff will also describe
ongoing New York State programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
to adapt to unavoidable climate change. Meeting attendees will have the
opportunity to ask questions about the state*s climate programs and
the climate action planning process, and to express their comments. 

All interested members of the public are invited to attend. Please
share this information with all interested parties.
 
Further information will soon be available at www.climatechangeny.us .