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A Monthly Report on EPRI's Environmental Research Programs March 2010
ENVIRONMENT FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS (Washington D.C. Office, John Novak)

New York State Climate Action Plan Visionary Meeting
John Novak gave a presentation on the 2009 Prism/MERGE update and participated in a panel discussion entitled “Possibilities and Options for a Low Carbon Future” at the Climate Action Plan Visionary Meeting held Jan. 5 at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.  The meeting was held as a result of Executive Order 24, signed by Governor Paterson to set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in New York State by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.  The Executive Order also created the Climate Action Council and gave it a directive to prepare a draft Climate Action Plan by September 30, 2010.  The Action Plan will assess how all economic sectors can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, and identify the extent to which such actions support New York’s goals for a clean energy economy.