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Planning and Measurement
State Advisory Board
Status: Completed
Details: On November 14, 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm issued Executive Order No. 2007-42, which established the Michigan Climate Action Council.
Regional Initiatives
Status: Completed
Details: Member of the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, signed on November 15, 2007.
Member of Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) Regional GHG Registry.
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: Inventory for years 1990 and 2002 released in April 2005 by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
- http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/MI_Greenhouse_Gas_Inv_1990_2002_Tables_277468_7.pdf
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/MIInventorySummary_11-16b.pdf
Climate Change Action Plan
Status: In Progress
Details: On November 14, 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm issued Executive Order No. 2007-42 establishing the Michigan Climate Action Council. The council will issue a comprehensive climate action plan for Michigan by December 31, 2008.
Targets and Caps
Lead by Example Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Target
Status: Proposed
Details: Member of the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, signed on Nov. 15, 2007. Under the Accord, members agree to establish regional GHG reduction targets, including a long-term target of 60% to 80% below current emissions levels, and develop a multi-sector cap-and-trade system to help meet the targets.
Statewide GHG Cap
Status: Proposed
Details: Member of the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, signed on November 15, 2007. Under the Accord, members agree to establish regional GHG reduction targets, including a long-term target of 60% to 80% below current emissions levels, and develop a multi-sector cap-and-trade system to help meet the targets.
Reporting
Electricity Disclosure
Status: Completed
Details: Michigan's Customer Choice and Electric Reliability Act of 2000 (P.A. 141) requires electric suppliers to disclose fuel mix, amt. of nuclear waste, and emissions of SO2, CO2, and NOx.
- http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/mpsc/electric/restruct/regional_disclosure/fuelandemissions.htm
- http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=MI01R&state=MI&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1
GHG Registry
Status: In Progress
Details: 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: No Activity Identified
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: Proposed
Details: Member of the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, signed on November 15, 2007. Participating states jointly endeavor to develop a market-based and multi-sector cap-and-trade mechanism to help achieve GHG reduction targets.
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified