Washington State & Western Climate Initiatives

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1 Working together for clean air Washington State & Western Climate Initiatives National Association of Clean Air Agencies October 27, 2007

2 Overview Early climate initiatives Governor Gregoire s Executive Order Senate Bill 6001 Governor s Climate Advisory Team Western Climate Initiative Conclusions

3 Local Action Builds a Foundation Seattle adopts Kyoto targets Clean Air Agency creates climate protection program Climate protection stakeholder process West Coast Governors Global Warming Initiative Climate Solutions energizes local NGO & enviro groups 2005 Seattle City Light Achieves goal of zero net greenhouse gases Clean Air Agency implements stakeholder recommendations Governor Gregoire supports climate legislation

4 Early Climate Initiatives Puget Sound Clean Air Agency s Climate Protection Advisory Committee 2004 Established emission inventory & reviewed strategies elsewhere Asked stakeholders to recommend cost effective ways to reduce climate change emissions

5 Early Climate Initiatives Puget Sound Clean Air Agency s Climate Protection Advisory Committee 2004 continued Key recommendations: Maximize energy efficiency & renewables Reduce emissions from new vehicles Reduce vehicle miles traveled Protect forest biomass Increase recycling & composting & reduce waste Establish a climate change policy framework Promote public education & action Encourage local government action Reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2010 & add 2-4 billion to the economy

6 Early Climate Initiatives Governor Locke s executive order State government efficiency measures Green fleet policies West Coast Governor s Initiative 3 Governors of Washington, Oregon and California agreed to collaborate All states adopted CA car standards States began to coordinate strategies & actions

7 Washington State Legislature 2005 Clean cars legislation adopting CA standards Equipment efficiency standards Green standards for public buildings Tax incentives for solar and wind energy

8 Washington State 2006 State Legislators recognize economic and climate protection advantages of renewable fuels State Legislature passes renewable fuels standard Voters approve Renewable Portfolio Standard by Initiative

9 Governor Gregoire s Executive Order Established WA Climate Change Challenge Set emission reduction goals: Reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 Reduce emissions to 25% below 1990 levels by 2035 Reduce emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2050 Increase clean energy sector jobs from 8,400 to 25,000 by 2020 Ecology & Community, Trade and Economic Development Departments as leads

10 Senate Bill 6001 Embraced Governor s goals Established an energy performance standard paralleling California s don t dig a deeper hole Reporting back to Legislature for 2008 session Legislature found that carbon banking and trading would be beneficial in Washington

11 Governor s Climate Advisory Team Membership from business, labor, environment, government and Legislature Charged with making recommendations on how to meet state goals Biggest and most difficult sector in Washington is transportation Establishing a framework for meeting the goals with market based system of Western Climate Initiative in mind htm

12 King County Begins Use of Biodiesel in Buses 2005 Climate Change Conference 2007 Climate Action Plan

13 Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels Mayors Climate Protection Agreement Cities Across the US Agree to Kyoto Target 670+ Cities Have Signed the Agreement Brings National and International Attention to Local Actions

14 Cities That Have Signed On 672 as of 9/11/2007

15 Mayor s Green Ribbon Commission Direct Action and Policy Action Recommendations Build on Seattle s Leadership Sustain Our Commitment

16 Mayor s Green Ribbon Commission Reduce Seattle s dependence on cars Increase fuel efficiency Achieve more efficient and cleaner energy for homes and businesses Harvard Innovations in Government Award

17 Western Climate Initiative Started by WA, OR, CA, AR & New Mexico Now joined by BC, Manitoba & Utah with CO, KA, NV, WY, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan & Sonora, Mexico as observers Set regional goal for an aggregate regional reduction of 15% below 2005 by 2020 Working to complete design of a market based mechanism to help achieve the regional goal

18 Conclusions We re not waiting for federal action We don t want to be pre-empted Policies being developed with a market based mechanism in mind w/western Climate Initiative There will be challenges in developing a market based system broader than the power sector, but it s necessary