Thursday: Panel Discussion on Gov. Richardson's Climate Change Proposals

From the Sierra Club:
Join members of the NM legislature and state officials in Albuquerque for a panel discussion of proposals the Governor's NM Climate Change Advisory Group (CCAG) may present to the upcoming session of the legislature.

The discussion will occur Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law, Room 2402, 1117 Stanford NE, Albuquerque. Click for flyer (doc).

In November, the CCAG began finalizing a package of proposed legislation and regulatory changes aimed at reducing New Mexico's total greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levels by the year 2012, 10% below 2000 levels by 2020 and 75% by 2050. This will likely include incentives for carbon dioxide sequestration, funding and regulations for a greenhouse gas registry, innovative clean energy programs and automotive emissions standards.

The panelists will discuss the background of these proposals, how they will work and what they hope to achieve. They will provide an inside perspective on the likelihood of success and the challenges the proposed legislation and regulatory changes face. This is a great opportunity for citizens to talk with state decision-makers before the 2007 legislative session begins.

Speakers invited:

• Sue Wilson Beffort, NM State Senator
• Moe Maestas, NM State Representative
• Cisco McSorley, NM State Senator
• Ben Luce, CCAG member
• Craig O'Hare, NM Governor's Special Assistant for Renewable Energy

The Rio Grande Chapter's Central Group and the UNM School of Law Environmental Law Society are co-sponsoring the event. More information on the CCAG is at https://www.nmclimatechange.us/.

Sarah Lundstrum
Conservation Organizer, Sierra Club
110 2nd St. SW #615
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-243-7767
Fax:  505-243-7771
www.sierraclub.org