Jan. 25, 2008: Governor's Climate Group Makes RecommendationsMedia Clip
Posted January 25th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
After months of deliberation, the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group has made recommendations to help the state achieve its ambitious clean energy goals. Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed the 50 member group last spring. They've been meeting both in technical work groups and as a body, slogging through reams of data and listening to each other's expertise and concerns. In the end, they decided on roughly 50 recommendations to forward to the governor and the legislature. Some they approved unanimously; others had less support. They strongly endorsed the idea of a regional cap and trade program, an idea the governor is already pushing. The cap would set a limit on carbon emissions and allow companies to buy and sell carbon allowances. It would include electric utilities, industry, large agricultural operations and producers and importers of gas, diesel and heating fuels. |
