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Mitigation Working Group

The members of each working group are appointed by the Commission Chair, and embody both the public and private interests in climate change to ensure well-balanced direction and broad expertise. 

The Mitigation Working Group supports the charge of the Commission with a focus on regulatory, market-based and voluntary programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting economic development and job creation. For additional details on recent and planned activities, please see the group's Work Plan or past meeting materials posted on this page.

Meetings

The MWG meets monthly at the Maryland Department of the Environment. These meetings are open to the public, and a portion of each meeting is set aside for public comment. The time, date and location for all Maryland Commission on Climate Change, Steering Committee and Working Groups meetings may be found on the MCCC Calendar. 


The next meeting will be held on August 30, 2018.

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Meeting Archives

Regarding the slides which contain information on the MDE scenario modeling for the GGRA draft plan, please note the following crucial information:

These presentations do not represent any state policy positions, nor do they represent a proposed state climate plan. They are simply the first of several model runs that examine different scenarios to be used to guide the state in developing a climate plan.

These materials should not be construed as more than informational and should not be used for any other purposes.

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expand Meeting Date: 8/30/2018
●   Minutes
●   Maryland Pathways: Policy Scenario 1
●   Recommendations for Discussion
●   Updating the Forestry and Sequestration Programs
expand Meeting Date: 8/2/2018
●   Minutes
●   MDE "Straw Man" Recommendations
expand Meeting Date: 6/27/2018
●   Minutes
●   2018 GGRA Draft Plan Status
●   Sierra Club ZEV Task Force Report
expand Meeting Date: 5/31/2018
●   Agenda
●   Updating Forestry and Sequestration Programs
●   RCCI Bill Summary
●   Impacts on Households from Carbon Pollution Pricing
expand Meeting Date: 5/3/2018
●   Agenda
●   Powered by Science Inspired by Possibility
●   The Public Health Impacts of NGI
●   Recommendations
expand Meeting Date: 4/5/2018
●   Minutes
●   MDOT - 2018 GGRA Draft Plan Status
expand Meeting Date: 3/1/2018
●   Minutes
●   Development of Robust Offshore Wind & Solar Industries in Maryland
●   Community and Worker Protection & Transition
expand Meeting Date: 2/1/2018
●   Minutes
●   40 by 30 Update
expand Meeting Date: 11/17/2017
●   Agenda
●   2018 Draft Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 10/27/2017
●   Minutes
●   TCI Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 9/15/2017
●   Agenda
●   MDOT State Agency Report
●   The Case For Economy Wide Carbon Pricing
expand Meeting Date: 8/24/2017
●   Meeting Notes
●   Report Timeline
expand Meeting Date: 7/13/2017
●   Minutes
●   Sweetser Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 6/23/2017
●   Agenda
●   Meeting Notes
●   PACE ... Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 5/11/2017
●   Agenda
●   Soil Carbon: Major Player in Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Balance - Ray Weil
●   Reversing Climate Change - Restore the Soil to Save Humanity and the Planet
expand Meeting Date: 4/21/2017
●   Making a Living on a Living Planet - Labor Network for Sustainability
●   40_by_30_Update
●   Supplemental Material: Beyond a Band-Aid: A discussion paper on protecting workers and communities in the great energy transition Arjun Makhijani, PH.D.
●   Supplemental Material: The Impact of Climate Change on Work and Working People in Maryland - Labor Network for Sustainability
●   Supplemental Material: Blog series by Brian Lombardozzi, "The True Cost of Chinese Solar Panels"
expand Meeting Date: 3/16/2017
●   Meeting Notes
●   Maryland Health, Communities and the Environment
●   Supplemental Material: Highlights from the Maryland Climate and Health Profile Report
●   Supplemental Material: MWG and ECO Working Together
expand Meeting Date: 2/24/2017
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation: Maryland's GHG Inventory: Methane
●   Presentation: Methane Emissions from the Baltimore-Washington Area
expand Meeting Date: 12/19/2016
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 11/28/2016
●   Agenda
●   Potential Priorities for the 2017 Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 10/24/2016
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 10/6/2016
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 9/26/2016
●   Agenda
●   Outline of MWG Contribution to MCCC 2016 Report
●   Presentation: MDOT Climate Change: Status Update and Trends Overview
●   Presentation: Electric Vehicles and Maryland
expand Meeting Date: 8/22/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation: Developing an MWG Recommendation on Methane Emissions
●   Letter to Governor Hogan from the Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities
expand Meeting Date: 7/25/2016
●   Agenda
●   Presentation: Enhanced Efforts on Economic and Social Equity Analyses
expand Meeting Date: 6/27/2016
●   Agenda
●   MWG Work Plan
●   COMAR 26.19.01 Oil and Gas Resources: Issue Papers for Stakeholder Input - June 2016
●   Presentation: Overview of Methane in the Environment. Laura Lapham, PhD, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
●   Presentation: Oil and Gas Methane Emissions: Impacts, Sources, and Solutions. Andrew Williams, Environmental Defense Fund
expand Meeting Date: 5/23/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the Clean Power Plan
●   Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 4/25/2016
●   Meeting Notes
●   Presentation: Economic Impacts of Climate Action: Beyond Jobs
expand Meeting Date: 3/14/2016
●   Agenda
●   Work Plan Draft
●   Short-lived Climate Pollutants White Paper
●   Draft 2016 Work Plan
expand Meeting Date: 2/29/2016
●   SB323 Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 11/19/2015
●   Agenda
●   GGRA Update
●   MCCC Concept Paper
expand Meeting Date: 10/9/2015
expand Meeting Date: 9/3/2015
●   Agenda
expand Meeting Date: 7/27/2015
●   Scientific and Technical Working Group Presentation
expand Meeting Date: 7/23/2015
expand Meeting Date: 7/20/2015
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 7/16/2015
●   MDE Presentation - The Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Act: Where Do We Go From Here?
expand Meeting Date: 7/13/2015
●   Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 6/19/2015
●   Multi-State ZEV Task Force
expand Meeting Date: 6/5/2015
●   Agenda
●   Land Use Strategies: MDP GGRA Responsibilities
●   Draft Table of Contents for the Commission Report
expand Meeting Date: 5/21/2015
●   Agenda
●   Handout 2 - DNRs Implementation of GGRA Programs
●   Handout 4 - Draft TOC for Commission Report
expand Meeting Date: 5/6/2015
●   Agenda
●   Handout 2 - MWG Roster
●   Handout 4 - List of Outside Resource Assignments
●   Handout 7 - Implementation of GGRA Programs Assigned to MDE: A Brief Analysis of Overall Success and Areas for Improvement
●   Handout 9 - Background Publications and Links