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PA Climate Action Plan |
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On April 29, 2019, Governor Wolf released the latest version of Pennsylvania's Climate Action Plan 2018. This 231-page plan was developed by DEP and state agency partners with recommendations for government leaders, businesses, and citizens on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a perceived changing climate. In addition, PA will use your hard-earned tax dollars to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 24 governors, to implement policies that support commitments the Obama Administration made in the Paris Agreement.
This is the third update to the first plan, which was published in 2009, per the requirements of the PA Climate Change Act of 2008. The plan is required to be updated every three years.
DEP, in conjunction with their consultant ICF, developed reduction strategies and used models for the predictions in this report. Governor Wolf's goal is a 26 percent reduction of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2025, and an 80 percent reduction of net GHG emissions by 2050, from 2005 levels. PA's latest GHG Inventory can be found here.
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