Other Activities
Utah has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 2005 levels by 2020.
This is a goal and not a policy or mandate. There will be ongoing economic analysis and stakeholder consultations to continue to inform this work. It is ambitious, but achievable while ensuring a continuing sound economy.
DEQ hosted stakeholder meetings to discuss results from research conducted by the Duke University Nicholas Institute on greenhouse gas mitigation policy options for Utah. Information from those meetings is posted below. Utah's Greenhouse Gas Goal will be announced soon.
Presentations from June 2 meeting
Information from the May 19 meeting
The WCI Draft Design Recommendations and Essential Requirements for Reporting have been posted to the WCI website for review.
The Climate Registry is hosting that informational Reporting webinars. “Building a Verifiable Inventory for TCR Reporting” is designed for new Climate Registry Reporters and provides training on the basic principles of greenhouse gas inventory design and management. This online training also includes a brief overview of the Registry's program and reporting requirements.
Please Note: The number of attendees in each session is limited to ensure high levels of interaction. Participants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. If a session is full, you will be directed to register for a later session.
The Climate Registry will also be launching new online training as other program elements are completed.
The Final General Reporting Protocol and the Final Verification Protocol are available online.
Welcome Utah Members to the Climate Registry
The following Utah companies/organizations have signed up for the Climate Registry: Kennecott Lands, Kennecott Utah Copper, SWCA, Etc. Group, USANA, Salt Lake City Corporation, Salt Lake County, The State of Utah Executive Branch, including the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, and Utah Transit Authority.
Sign Up for the Climate Registry
For more information, visit the Climate Registry website. If you have questions about Utah's involvement, please e-mail us. Indicate Climate Registry in the subject line.
The Climate Registry Powerpoint Presentation made at the recent orientation meeting is available below:
| Designing a Regional Cap-And-Trade Program
World Resources Institute, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and New America Foundation recently completed a series of webinars to focus on specific topics in the design of a regional cap-and-trade program.
Powerpoint Presentations from previous webinars are posted online.
Revised: November 9, 2009
