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A Climate Stakeholder Listening Session was held on Jun 10 which reviewed progress by the New Mexico Climate Change Strategy & Task Force with a focus on two teams a) Clean Energy and Grid Modernization and b) Energy Efficiency | A Climate Stakeholder Listening Session was held on Jun 10 which reviewed progress by the New Mexico Climate Change Strategy & Task Force with a focus on two teams a) Clean Energy and Grid Modernization and b) Energy Efficiency |
Revision as of 18:26, 24 June 2020
The NM State Climate Task Force aka The Interagency Climate Change Task Force is co-chaired by the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
Executive Order
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's Executive Order and corresponding Jan 29, 2019 Press Release established the New Mexico State Climate Task Force with the following co-chairs:
- Sarah Cottrell Propst, Cabinet Secretary New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
- James Kenney, Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department
The Albuquerque Journal, reported on Jan 29, 2019:
- Under the governor’s order, the task force will evaluate potential policies and regulations, such as:
- • A market-based program that sets statewide emission limits.
- • New emissions standards for light-duty vehicles sold in New Mexico.
- • Updated building codes.
- • Creation of transmission lines and infrastructure to get renewable energy from clean power plants to market.
The 2019 Task Force Report
The New Mexico Climate Strategy: Initial Recommendations and Status Update 2019 report addresses a wide variety of issues as shown in the Contents:
Table of Contents
The Governor’s Message 3
Science and Data 4
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Levels 8
- Electricity Sector 9
- Transportation Sector 11
- Industrial Sector 13
- Built Environment Sector 15
- Natural and Working Lands Sector 18
- Cross-Sector Emissions Reductions: Market Mechanisms 19
Adaptation and Resilience 21
- Economic Transition 21
- Public Health 22
- Emergency Preparedness and Management 23
- Water Availability 25
Conclusions 26
June 2020 Update
Media:NM ENRMD EE Clean Energy Presentation-1.pdf
A Climate Stakeholder Listening Session was held on Jun 10 which reviewed progress by the New Mexico Climate Change Strategy & Task Force with a focus on two teams a) Clean Energy and Grid Modernization and b) Energy Efficiency