Business Advocacy: Climate Protection Program - Understanding the Impact

Join us to better understand the potential impacts of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) rulemaking, which aims to reestablish a climate mitigation program in place of the recently invalidated Climate Protection Program.

Speakers:

• Kellye Dundon, Environmental Policy Manager at NW Natural
• Sharla Moffett, Senior Policy Director at Oregon Business & Industry

In December 2023, the Oregon Court of Appeals determined that DEQ did not fully comply with notice requirements during the 2021 Climate Protection Program rulemaking process, thereby invalidating the program.

This rulemaking will:

• Reestablish a program to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions from significant sources in Oregon, including large stationary sources, transportation fuels, and other liquid and gaseous fuels.
• Set an enforceable and declining limit, or cap, on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels used in Oregon, including diesel, gasoline, natural gas, and propane beginning in 2025.
• Prioritize equity by promoting benefits and alleviating burdens for environmental justice communities.
• Reestablish a climate program with comparable scope and emissions reduction ambitions as the previously adopted Climate Protection Program.

Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81353571888