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===The 2020 Task Force Report ===
 
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[https://www.climateaction.state.nm.us/documents/reports/NMClimateChangeReport_2020.pdf The New Mexico Climate Strategy: 2020 Progress and Recommendations]
 
[https://www.climateaction.state.nm.us/documents/reports/NMClimateChangeReport_2020.pdf The New Mexico Climate Strategy: 2020 Progress and Recommendations]
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The Governor’s Message 4
 
The Governor’s Message 4
 
Science and Data 6
 
Science and Data 6
Science 6
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Data 6
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Levels 10
 
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Levels 10
Electricity Sector 11
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Transportation Sector 14
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Industrial Sector 18
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Built Environment Sector 20
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Natural and Working Lands Sector 24
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Cross-Sector Emissions Reductions 27
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Adaptation and Resilience 28
 
Adaptation and Resilience 28
Economic Transition 28
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Public Health 32
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Emergency Management and Infrastructure Resilience 33
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Water and Natural Resource Resilience 34
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Moving New Mexico Forward 38
 
Moving New Mexico Forward 38
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===The 2019 Task Force Report - "New Mexico Climate Strategy" ===
 
===The 2019 Task Force Report - "New Mexico Climate Strategy" ===

Latest revision as of 15:50, 21 August 2021

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:

  1. Sarah Cottrell Propst, Cabinet Secretary New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
  2. 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 2020 Task Force Report

The New Mexico Climate Strategy: 2020 Progress and Recommendations

Table of Contents

The Governor’s Message 4 Science and Data 6

Science 6
Data 6

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Levels 10

Electricity Sector 11
Transportation Sector 14
Industrial Sector 18
Built Environment Sector 20
Natural and Working Lands Sector 24
Cross-Sector Emissions Reductions 27

Adaptation and Resilience 28

Economic Transition 28
Public Health 32
Emergency Management and Infrastructure Resilience 33
Water and Natural Resource Resilience 34

Moving New Mexico Forward 38

The 2019 Task Force Report - "New Mexico Climate Strategy"

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

NM Climate Change Task Force Updates

NM Climate Change Task Force held a number of Climate Stakeholder Listening Sessions to review progress and goals of task force teams. Presentation slides were circulated to attendees ahead of time.

The complete list of the NM Task Force Climate Action Teams is:

  • Clean Electricity and Grid Modernization
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Decarbonizing Transportation
  • Methane
  • Climate Hub: Data, Outreach, & State Leadership
  • Natural and Working Lands
  • Economic Transition
  • Sustainable Infrastructure and Planning
  • Emergency Management, Health, and Resilience
  • Cultural Heritage

Some studies have been commissioned from the The Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University.