State roles in the global climate change issue
- Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL (United States)
Events in 1988 helped focus the attention of several states on the global climate change issue. Consequently, the National Govenors` Association conducted an assessment in 1989 and recommended various actions. By 1994, 22 states have enacted laes or regulations and/or established research programs addressing climate change. Most of these `no regrets` actions are set up to conserve energy or improve energy efficiency and also to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Illinois has adopted an even broader program by (1) establishing a Global Climate Change Office to foster research and provide information and (2) forming a task force to address a wide array of issues including state input to federal policies such as the Clinton administration`s 1993 Climate Change Action Plan and to the research dimensions of the U.S. Global Climate Research Program. The Illinois program calls for increased attention to studies of regional impacts, including integrated assessments, and to research addressing means to adapt to future climate change. These various state efforts to date help show the direction of policy development and should be useful to those grappling with these issues.
- OSTI ID:
- 57431
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 76; ISSN 0003-0007; ISSN BAMIAT
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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