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Planning and Measurement
State Advisory Board
Status: No Activity Identified
Regional Initiatives
Status: Completed
Details: Member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a cooperative effort by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to establish a regional cap-and-trade program initially covering carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the region. Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 263 on June 30, 2008, outlining Delaware's participation in RGGI. The bill directs 40% of total 2009 allowances to the state's electricity generators at a rate proportional to average annual emissions from 2000 to 2002. The percentage of allowances allocated to generators will decrease at a rate of 8% per year, so that 100% of allowances will be auctioned in 2014. The remaining 60% of 2009 allowances will be auctioned.
On March 17, 2008, participating states announced plans for a carbon dioxide allowance auction to be held September 10, 2008, as part of a cap-and-trade program to take effect beginning January 1, 2009. Some legislative approvals are still pending before the first-of-its-kind auction will take place on behalf of all 10 states.
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: Completed in 1995.
Climate Change Action Plan
Status: Completed
Details: Completed in 2000.
Targets and Caps
Lead by Example Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: The Delaware Climate Change Consortium adopted a GHG reduction target of 7% below the state's 1990 emissions by the year 2010. However, that target was not formally endorsed by the governor or the legislature, and so it remains no activity.
Statewide GHG Cap
Status: No Activity Identified
Reporting
Electricity Disclosure
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Registry
Status: In Progress
Details: Delaware is a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), under which entities in the power sector will be required to report (and reduce) their GHG emissions. RGGI's first compliance period will begin January 1, 2009. Delaware is developing implementation rules for the state's participation in RGGI.
Member of The Climate Registry - a collaboration aimed at developing and managing a common GHG emissions reporting system across states, provinces, and tribes. It will provide an accurate, complete, consistent, transparent, and verified set of GHG emissions data from reporting entities, supported by a robust accounting and verification infrastructure. Members released a final General Reporting Protocol in May 2008. The Climate Registry plans to start accepting data in summer 2008.
Mandatory GHG Reporting
Status: Completed
Details: Delaware is a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), under which entities in the power sector will be required to report (and reduce) their GHG emissions. RGGI's first compliance period will begin January 1, 2009. Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 263 on June 30, 2008, outlining Delaware's participation in RGGI.
- http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS144.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+263?Opendocument
- http://www.rggi.org/
- http://www.rggi.org/docs/program_summary10_07.pdf
Power Sector
CO2 Offset Requirements
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Performance Standard
Status: No Activity Identified
Advanced Coal Technology
Status: No Activity Identified
Power Sector GHG Cap and Trade
Status: Completed
Details: Member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a cooperative effort by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to establish a regional cap-and-trade program initially covering carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the region. On March 17, 2008, participating states announced plans for a carbon dioxide allowance auction to be held September 25, 2008, as part of a cap-and-trade program to take effect beginning January 1, 2009. Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 263 on June 30, 2008, outlining Delaware's participation in RGGI. The bill directs 40% of total 2009 allowances to the state's electricity generators at a rate proportional to average annual emissions from 2000 to 2002. The percentage of allowances allocated to generators will decrease at a rate of 8% per year, so that 100% of allowances will be auctioned in 2014. The remaining 60% of 2009 allowances will be auctioned. The number of auctioned allowances will increase by 8% each year until 2014.
Trading Program. On August 15, 2006, the participating states issued a model rule for the RGGI program (corrected January 5, 2007), which will form the basis of individual state regulatory and/or statutory proposals to implement the program. Each state must complete legislative and/or regulatory proceedings to adopt a version of the rule by December 31, 2008. Although the first auction of allowances is scheduled for September 2008, Delaware will not participate until the second auction in December 2008.
- http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS144.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+263?Opendocument
- http://www.awm.delaware.gov/Info/Regs/Pages/RGGI.aspx
- http://www.rggi.org/
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified