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New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick2013 Newfoundland REGIONAL and Labrador Nova Scotia CLIMATE Connecticut Maine CHANGE Massachusetts New Hamp- shire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova ScotiaACTION Connecticut Maine PLAN Massachusetts BLUEPRINT New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont A common vision of environmental protection, economic opportunity and regional prosperity Report to the 37th Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers September 2013 Charlevoix, Québec The Climate Change Steering Committee Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hamp- shire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Québec Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador2013 Nova REGIONAL Scotia Connecticut CLIMATE Maine CHANGE Massachusetts ACTION New PLANHampshire BLUEPRINT Rhode Island Vermont A common vision of environmental protection, economic opportunity and regional prosperity Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Preamble .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Outcomes of the 2001 Regional Climate Change Action Plan ............................................................................................... 3 Basis for Continued Regional Action for 2013–2050 .................................................................................................................. 4 Guiding Principles .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Regional Targets ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Implementation of the 2013 Regional Climate Change Action Plan Blueprint ................................................................. 9 Actions to be Taken Regionally .........................................................................................................................................................11 Action Item 1: Maintain a Reliable Standardized GHG Emissions Inventory ...........................................................11 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................11 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................11 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................11 Action Item 2: Enhance State and Provincial Government Leadership by Example ............................................12 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................12 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................12 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................12 Action Item 3: Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector ...........................................................14 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................14 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................15 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................15 Action Item 4: Track and Understand Efforts to Link Emissions Trading Programs Planned and Underway ..................................................................................................................................................................................18 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................18 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................18 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................18 Action Item 5: Increase the Region’s Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change ...........................................................19 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................19 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................19 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................19 Action Item 6: Promote Public Awareness ............................................................................................................................21 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................21 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................21 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................21 Action Item 7: Highlight the Region’s International Leadership ...................................................................................22 Basis for Action .....................................................................................................................................................................22 Goals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................23 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................23 Appendix 1: GHG Reduction Targets of the NEG/ECP Jurisdictions .................................................................................24 Appendix 2: Complementary Information .....................................................................................................................................25