Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord
Abstract
The Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Acccord, or Midwestern Greenhouse gas Accord (MGA), is a regional agreement by governors of the states in the US Midwest and one Canadian province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. Signatories to the accord include the US states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and South Dakota, and the Canadian Province of Manitoba. The accord, signed on November 15, 2007, established the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program, which aims to: establish greenhouse gas reduction targets and timeframes consistent with MGA member states' targets; develop a market-based and multi-sector cap-and-trade mechanism to help achieve those reduction targets; establish a system to enable tracking, management, and crediting for entities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and develop and implement additional steps as needed to achieve the reduction targets, such as a low-carbon fuel standards and regional incentives and funding mechanisms. The GHG registry will be managed by the Climate Registry, which manages the registry for other US state schemes. One of the first actions was to convene an Energy Security under Climate Stewardship Platform to guide future development of the Midwest's energy economy.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwestern Governors Association (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 21036864
- Resource Type:
- Miscellaneous
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: IEACR LIB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; USA; CANADA; MINNESOTA; WISCONSIN; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; IOWA; MICHIGAN; KANSAS; OHIO; SOUTH DAKOTA; MANITOBA; GREENHOUSE GASES; MITIGATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; AGREEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; CLIMATIC CHANGE; TARGETS; FINANCING; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Citation Formats
. Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web.
. Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. United States.
. 2007.
"Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord". United States.
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