Maryland Department of the Environment

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Mitigation Working Group

The Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Working Group (MWG) supports the charge of the Commission to propose regulatory, market-based, and voluntary programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting economic development and job creation. 


Meetings

The GHG MWG members meet virtually monthly, hosted by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Meetings are open to everyone and include time for public comment. Meeting times, dates, and Google Meetings link are listed in the Calendar on the Commission's homepage.  
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Contact: 

Jared Williams, Climate Change Policy Analyst, Maryland Department of the Environment, [email protected]​

MWG ​Meeting Materials                  


expand Meeting Date: 9/19/2025
expand Meeting Date: 8/20/2025
●   MDE observations of REC-based GHG accounting
expand Meeting Date: 7/29/2025
●   MWG working draft recommendations - July 25 2025
●   RGGI presentation for 7_29 MWG
expand Meeting Date: 6/18/2025
●   2025-06-17 EPD CTFP Overview
expand Meeting Date: 5/21/2025
expand Meeting Date: 4/16/2025
●   MCCC Legislative Update for 2025 Session.pptx
expand Meeting Date: 9/18/2024
●   Joint Columbia Chesapeake Washington Gas Letter to MGW On Tax Proposals.
●   Letter from Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Energy Solutions
●   Draft Recommendations Under Review by the Mitigation Working Group
expand Meeting Date: 8/21/2024
●   Agenda
expand Meeting Date: 7/17/2024
●   MCCC Mitigation Work Group Meeting Slides
●   MWG - CPRP Investments
●   Presentation to Maryland Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Working Group
expand Meeting Date: 6/20/2024
●   Climate Pollution Act_Del Dana Stein
●   The Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act presentation
●   Chamber of Commerce presentation
expand Meeting Date: 5/22/2024
●   State Climate Funding Mechanisms
expand Meeting Date: 4/24/2024
●   AGENDA 4.24.24
●   MDoT presentation

GHG MWG Archives


Previous mee​ting materials are h​ere​.

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2025 Meeting Schedule

Mee​tings are open to all Marylanders. 

​Dates and times are subject to changes.


  • 02/21/2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • 04/16/2025, 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
  • 05/21/2025, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 06/18/2025, 1:00​ - 3:00 PM
  • 7/29/2025, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM​
  • 08/20/2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
  • 09/19/2025, 1:00 - 2:30 PM​
  • 10/22/2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
  • 11/19/2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM




Key Terms

Mitigation of climate change is

human intervention to reduce emissions or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases.


Mitigation Measures: In climate policy, mitigation measures are technologies, processes or practices that contribute to mitigation, for example, renewable energy (RE) technologies, waste minimization processes and public transport commuting practices. 


Mitigation Option: A technology or practice that reduces GHG emissions or enhances sinks.


Mitigation Scenario: A plausible description of the future that describes how the (studied) system responds to the implementation of mitigation policies and measures. 




Past Meeting Recordings


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Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230