From sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us  Tue Nov  9 16:54:46 2010
From: sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us (Sea Level Rise Information)
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:54:46 -0500
Subject: [Sealevelrisetaskforce] New York State Climate Action Plan Interim
	Report
Message-ID: <4CD97CD6020000CE0004CB8A@gwsmtp.dec.state.ny.us>

The New York State Climate Action Plan Interim Report is now available
for public review and comment.

Governor David A. Paterson has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions in New York State by 80 percent below levels emitted in year
1990, by year 2050. He directed the New York State Climate Action
Council to identify actions that can achieve that goal, adapt New York
to the effects of unavoidable climate change and stimulate the growth of
a clean energy economy. 

Governor Paterson announced the release of the Interim Report at the
Advanced Energy 2010 conference on November 9. See the governor*s
announcement at
http://readme.readmedia.com/Governor-Paterson-Releases-Climate-Action-Plan/1770902
.

The Interim Report is the outcome of nearly a year of work by the
Council, more than 100 technical experts, stakeholders and the broader
public. It discusses why it is vital for governments to address climate
change, and details New York*s current greenhouse gas emissions and
our vulnerabilities to a changing climate. It identifies a menu of
policy options that, if broadly adopted, can dramatically reduce
emissions and increase climate resiliency while providing other
important benefits to New Yorkers and the state*s economy. A
preliminary analysis of the costs and benefits of the policy options is
included.

Please review and comment on the Interim Report, either at one of the
public hearings to be held in early 2011, or by submitting comments
during the 90-day public comment period, which will end on February 7,
2011. The Interim Report, along with instructions for submitting
comments, can be found at http://nyclimatechange.us/InterimReport.cfm. 

Following review of public comments and additional analyses, including
further evaluation of the effects of climate policy options on economic
development and job creation, the Council will present a final Climate
Action Plan in 2011.



Mark Lowery
Climate Policy Analyst
Office of Climate Change
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany NY  12233-1030
518-402-8027
Fax:402-9021
mdlowery at gw.dec.state.ny.us