The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 1 - 4:30 p.m. at The Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center in Portland. This meeting was rescheduled from November 25.

Oregon Global Warming Commission Meeting
December 12, 2019 | 1 - 4:30 p.m.
The Nature Conservancy Conservation Center
Vernier Community Room
821 SE 14th Avenue, Portland OR

Meeting registration will begin at 12:45 p.m. If you would like to participate remotely, please join through Zoom online or call 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID 205 292 640 (you can also find your local Zoom number here).

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda

• DRAFT 2020 Built Environment GHG Emissions Reduction Options

• DRAFT 2020 Transportation Emissions Reduction Options

• Memo from Cathy Macdonald, Vice-Chair: Natural and Working Lands Inventory, Baseline and Goal Setting

• Presentation by the World Resources Institute

• Presentation by Portland State University and the Nature Conservancy

Background

Oregon will continue to deliberate on a state cap on greenhouse gas emissions, with the expectation that cap-and-invest legislation will be considered again in the February 2020 legislative session. Anticipating that the Governor and legislative leadership remain committed to moving such a cap, the Oregon Global Warming Commission can consider and make recommendations on complementary policies and actions to sustain and extend the state’s greenhouse gas reduction efforts. The Commission can also endorse adoption of more systematic climate adaptation measures. With this in mind, the Commission plans to focus on the following topics for this fall and winter:

1.    Building Sector Emissions

2.    Zero- and Low-Carbon Transportation

3.    Natural and Working Lands Sector Carbon

4.    Adaptation and Resilience

5.    Climate Refugees

At its October 25 public meeting, the Commission covered the first two topic areas with informational presentations and Commission member discussion.  At its December 12 meeting, the Commission will receive invited presentations on carbon in the Natural and Working Lands Sector, and it will discuss options for recommendations in the Built Environment and Transportation Sectors.  No resolutions are expected to be introduced or voted on at this meeting.

At the discretion of the Chair, a public comment opportunity is anticipated at approximately 4:00 p.m. Public comments can also be mailed, emailed, or submitted through the Commission website at www.keeporegoncool.org/contact-us. A final agenda will be available 24 hours before this meeting.

If you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Linda Ross at 503-378-6874 or at linda.ross@oregon.gov.