DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee Thursday began the consideration of 35 different work plans recommending steps to reduce Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change.

The Committee discussed six of the work plans, but gave tentative approval to only two: demand-side management-natural gas and building commissioning.  The group also discussed high performance buildings, re-roofing PA, re-lighting PA and geothermal heating and cooling.

These work plans are a follow-up to the Pennsylvania Climate Adaptation Planning Report  and the Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment Report issued in response to the state Climate Change Act of 2008.

Copies of each of the work plans considered by the Committee are available online.

The Committee has tentatively set meetings for January 8 and February 19 to continue work plan discussions.

For more information visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage or contact Joe Sherrick at 717-787-2030 or send email to: josherrick@pa.gov.

12/3/2012