Climate Change In Oregon

Oregon’s recent climate change activities are a continuation of policies and measures that the state has pursued since 1988. That was the year the Governor created the Oregon Task Force on Global Warming, comprised of 12 state agencies. The task force was directed to review scientific data and assessed how climate change would affect the state. General recommendations included creating a permanent Global Warming Management Group, adopting policies to promote resilience to climate change, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions, and having state agencies build climate change work into their plans and programs.

Early actions include adopting a state benchmark in 1992 to hold the state’s carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels and adopting CO2 emission performance standards for new energy facilities in 1997. A 1995 Oregon Department of Energy Report on Reducing Oregon’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions outlined a short- and long-term climate change strategy. Some of the actions included capturing all cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable resources, increasing the efficiency of Oregon’s transportation system, and helping local governments with climate change goals.

Below are some of the reports and documents from the State of Oregon regarding climate change.

Oregon Climate Change Reports

OGWC Report to the Legislature 2013

OGWC Report to the Legislature 2011

OGWC Report to the Legislature 2009

 

Interim Roadmap to 2020

Roadmap to 2020 "Roadshow" Results Report

Consumption-Based and Expanded Transportation Sector Inventories (2013)

DEQ Consumption-based Inventory Report (2011)

 

ODOT Freight Transport & Climate Change (2010)

2010 Oregon Climate Assessment Report

2010 State of Oregon Adaptation Strategy

OGWC Habitat Adaptation Report

 

OPUC Rate Impacts of GHG Targets (2010)

Coastal Adaptation Planning Guide

DLCD Cool Planning Report (2010)

OFRI Forest Carbon Report (2006)

 

Oregon Parks Adaptation Plan (2010)

LCFS Final Report (2011)

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Final Report

CCIG Final Report (2007-2008)

 

 

2004 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy

1995 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy and

Appendix D to Report

1990 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy

 

Understanding Climate Change in Oregon

The Oregon Climate Change Challenge

 

Climate Change Solutions

 

Funding Your Projects

 

Oregon Success Stories

 

Oregon Climate Change Actions

ADVISING OREGON'S LEADERSHIP

PREPARING AND ADAPTING

SETTING GOALS

 

 

Global Warming Commission

Adaptation Resources

ORS 468A.205 GhG Targets

 

REQUIRING EMISSIONS REPORTING

UNDERSTANDING IMPACTS

MOVING TOWARD LOW CARBON FUEL

 

 

GhG Mandatory Reporting

Oregon Climate Change Research Institute

LCFS Rule Development

 

 

METROPOLITAN PLANNING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS

INVENTORYING EMISSIONS

REGULATING ENERGY FACILITIES

 

 

SB 1059 Transportation Analysis

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Energy Facility Siting CO2 Standard

 

MEASURING STATE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRESS

REDUCING WASTE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS

REGULATING VEHICLE EMISSIONS

 

 

Oregon State Agency GHG Inventories

Climate Impacts of Waste & Materials

LEV Tailpipe Standards

 

ACTING LOCALLY

SHARING INFORMATION

ESTIMATING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

 

Local Climate Action Plans

Getting More Information

Carbon Footprint Calculator

 

State Agency Climate Change Pages

Oregon Climate Change Partnerships

A forum for states, provinces and stakeholders to identify leadership opportunities in climate and clean energy policy

 

 

Past Oregon Climate Change Activities

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