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Oregon Global Warming Commission Proposes New State Goals for Carbon Sequestration

Oregon Global Warming Commission Proposes New State Goals for Carbon Sequestration

In a newly-published proposal, the Oregon Global Warming Commission is calling for Oregon to invest in actions that will increase the carbon that is captured and stored in the state’s natural and working lands. The proposal was developed in response to Governor Brown’s climate change Executive Order 20-04, and calls for capturing and storing – or sequestering – an additional 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) by 2030, and an additional 9.5 MMTCO2e per year by 2050.

Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report to the Legislature Shows Oregon Not on Track to Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report to the Legislature Shows Oregon Not on Track to Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

The preliminary 2019 sector-based emissions data included in the Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report the Legislature exceed the state’s 2020 emissions reduction target by 26 percent or 13 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.