NM State Climate Task Force

NM State Climate Task Force

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's Executive Order:

https://www.governor.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EO_2019-003.pdf

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.