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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. 


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The next meeting will be announced here. The February 25, 2019 meeting has been cancelled.

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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: 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
expand Meeting Date: 5/6/2015
●   Handout 1 - Final EO and SB Comparision
●   Handout 3 - Roles and Responsibilities
●   Handout 5 - MWG Production Schedule
●   Handout 8 - Data Needs Memo