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Maryland Commission on Climate Change

                2020                    MWG Meetings​   subject to changes                                  
  • January 21​
  • February 21 
  • April 2
  • April 28
  • May 12
  • June 23
  • July 14
  • August 18
  • September 24
  • October 6
  • November 4
  • December 9
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Mitigation Work Group

The Mitigation Work Group (MWG) supports the charge of the Commission for proposing regulatory, market-based and voluntary programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting economic development and job creation. For more information, please read the group's Work Plan. 

Mitigation Work Group Meetings

The MWG members meet monthly, hosted by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Meetings are open to the public and each meeting includes time for public comment. Meeting details and materials are on this page. 


Inclement Weather Policy
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The next MWG meeting will be on July 14, 10 a.m. - noon. 

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Meeting Materials
expand Meeting Date: 7/14/2020
●   Remote Work for Reducing Pollution
●   The Remote Economy and its Enivronmental Impact
expand Meeting Date: 6/23/2020
●   Using Natural and Working Lands to Combat Climate Change
●   Building EcoSystem Markets in Maryland
expand Meeting Date: 6/18/2020
expand Meeting Date: 5/12/2020
●   AGENDA
●   Surface Transportation Funding
expand Meeting Date: 4/28/2020
●   Agenda
●   Model Run Comments
●   State Buildings Executive Order
expand Meeting Date: 4/2/2020
●   MDE Slides for MWG April 2 2020
expand Meeting Date: 2/21/2020
●   Meeting Minutes
●   MDE Presentation on ENERGY
●   SIERRA CLUB Presentation on Coal
expand Meeting Date: 1/21/2020
●   2020 Draft Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 11/19/2019
●   Agenda
●   GGRA Macroeconomic and Public Health Estimates (Excel File)
●   Advanced Biofuels USA Slide Notes
●   Prosperous, Renewable Maryland
●   Sustainable Low Carbon Fuel Use and Production in Maryland (Long Version)
expand Meeting Date: 9/17/2019
●   Minutes
●   Considerations for a Clean & Renewable Energy Standard
expand Meeting Date: 8/13/2019
●   Minutes
expand Meeting Date: 7/16/2019
●   Agenda
●   GGRA 40 By 30 Goal Draft Plan Overview
●   Economic Impact of the Draft GGRA Plan
expand Meeting Date: 5/6/2019
expand Meeting Date: 4/16/2019
●   Agenda
●   Panelists Biographies
●   Supplemental Information
●   Comments on fossil fuel use in the building sector
expand Meeting Date: 3/12/2019
●   Minutes
●   Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Agriculture: Menu of Recommended Practices
expand Meeting Date: 1/15/2019
●   Notes
expand Meeting Date: 12/6/2018
●   Agenda
expand Meeting Date: 11/13/2018
●   Agenda
●   Maryland Pathways Policy Scenario 3: Carbon Price Scenario
●   Webinar Notes
expand Meeting Date: 11/1/2018
expand Meeting Date: 8/30/2018
●   Agenda
●   Modeling Update
●   Economic Impacts of Policy Scenario 1 (Updated)
●   Discussion Poll Results
expand Meeting Date: 8/2/2018
●   Agenda
●   Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils
expand Meeting Date: 6/27/2018
●   Agenda
●   On-Road Inventory Development Process
●   Transforming Maryland's Transportation Sector
●   Sierra Club EV Policy Toolkit
expand Meeting Date: 5/31/2018
●   Minutes (revised)
●   Climate XChange Statement
●   Impact of a Carbon Pollution Charge
●   Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils
expand Meeting Date: 5/3/2018
●   Minutes
●   The criticality of Natural Gas
●   Recommendations for Maryland CHP Program
expand Meeting Date: 4/5/2018
●   Agenda
●   Economic Impacts of Reducing GHG Emissions
expand Meeting Date: 3/1/2018
●   Agenda
●   Using Procurement Policies to Support American Manufacturing Jobs
●   Maryland In-State Low Carbon Power and Jobs
expand Meeting Date: 2/1/2018
●   Agenda
●   2018 Work Plan
●   Maryland Pathways Reference Scenario Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 11/17/2017
●   Minutes
expand Meeting Date: 10/27/2017
●   Agenda
●   GGRA Modeling Update
●   MWG Draft Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 9/15/2017
●   Minutes
●   Transportation and Climate Change Planning
expand Meeting Date: 8/24/2017
●   Agenda
●   Recommendations for the 2017 Report
expand Meeting Date: 7/13/2017
●   Agenda
●   NABTU Presentation
●   RGGI Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 6/23/2017
●   MWG Meeting Notes
●   Energy Programs Consortium Presentation
●   PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City Blog Post
expand Meeting Date: 5/11/2017
●   Meeting Notes
●   NASA Carbon Monitoring System
expand Meeting Date: 4/21/2017
●   Agenda
●   Keep it Made in America - Brian Lombardozzi
●   Meeting Notes
●   Supplemental Material: Clean Energy and Creating Manufacturing Jobs in Maryland - Brian Lombardozzi
●   Supplemental Material: Maryland’s Clean Energy Future: Climate Goals and Employment Benefits - Labor Network for Sustainability
expand Meeting Date: 3/16/2017
●   Agenda
●   Environmental Justice and Coastal Resiliency
●   Supplemental Material: Web links that may facilitate discussion
●   Supplemental Material: Letter from the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to the Maryland Commission on Climate Change
expand Meeting Date: 2/24/2017
●   Agenda
●   2017 Work Plan Draft
●   Presentation: On-Road Inventory Development Process
expand Meeting Date: 12/19/2016
●   Agenda
●   Mitigation Working Group Draft 2017 Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 11/28/2016
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 10/24/2016
●   Agenda
expand Meeting Date: 10/6/2016
●   Agenda
●   Draft of MWG Input to MCCC 2016 Report
expand Meeting Date: 9/26/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation: Maryland Electric Vehicle Initiatives
●   Presentation: Advancing EV Adoption in Maryland: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Opportunities
expand Meeting Date: 8/22/2016
●   Agenda
●   Presentation: The Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Act of 2016 a August 2016 Update - What do we know about 40 by 30?
●   Presentation: EPA/DOT Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Phase II Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
●   Science Direct Journal Article: Place-based perceptions of the impacts of fracking along the Marcellus Shale
expand Meeting Date: 7/25/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Beyond a Band-Aid: A Discussion Paper on Protecting Workers and Communities in the Great Energy Transition
expand Meeting Date: 6/27/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   U.S. Methane Leakage from Natural Gas Systems: Academic Literature, 2014 – 2016. Chesapeake Climate Action Network
●   Presentation: Methane Emissions. Howard J. Feldman, American Petroleum Institute
●   Presentation: Methane: A Status Report from MDE
expand Meeting Date: 5/23/2016
●   Agenda
●   RGGI Overview
●   Presentation: Sierra Club - Beyond Coal
expand Meeting Date: 4/25/2016
●   Agenda
●   Presentation: Enhanced Economic Analysis and Social Equity Issues
●   Presentation: Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities’ Recommendations to the Maryland Climate Change Commission as they work to address Equity in their 2016 Action Plan
expand Meeting Date: 3/14/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation by the California Air Resources Board
●   Short-lived Climate Pollutants Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 2/29/2016
●   Agenda
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 11/19/2015
●   Executive Summary
●   Chapter 11
expand Meeting Date: 10/9/2015
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 9/3/2015
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 7/27/2015
expand Meeting Date: 7/23/2015
●   Economic and Fiscal Impact of Maryland's GGRA Plan
expand Meeting Date: 7/20/2015
expand Meeting Date: 7/16/2015
●   Agenda
●   State GHG Goals Handout
expand Meeting Date: 7/13/2015
expand Meeting Date: 6/19/2015
●   MDOT Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 6/5/2015
●   Meeting Minutes
●   Implementation of GGRA Programs Assigned to MDOT
●   Draft Table of Contents for the GGRA Report
expand Meeting Date: 5/21/2015
●   Meeting Minutes
●   Handout 1 - Subgroup Meeting Structure
●   Handout 3 - EmPOWER and RPS Progress Update
●   Handout 5 - Outside Support for GGRA/Climate Commission Report

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MWG Buildings Ad Hoc Group

On April 28, 2020, the Mitigation Work Group (MWG) co-chairs agreed to create an ad hoc group of volunteers, both members and non-members of the MWG, focused on developing recommendations for decarbonizing buildings in Maryland. The group’s primary objectives, which come from the MWG’s 2020 Work Plan, are to:
  • Analyze and determine specific targets and timelines for decreasing emissions from residential and commercial buildings; 
  • Analyze and identify specific mechanisms for decreasing emissions from residential and commercial buildings;
The group will meet monthly through October 2020 to develop and present a final set of recommendations to the MWG. Meetings are open to the public. ​​The next meeting will be held on July 9 from 3-5 p.m. via Google Meeting: meet.google.com/yiw-ziqa-fpf​​

Meeting Materials

July 9, 2020

June 4, 2020