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Following a year-long effort, which drew upon the efforts of the 29-member Climate Change Policy Task Force, a 125-member stakeholder process, and hundreds of public comments, the NH Climate Action Plan was released at a press event with Governor John Lynch on Wednesday, March 25th at the State House.

The Action Plan contains 67 recommendations that lay out a plan for all of New Hampshire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from each sector of the economy while promoting the state's economic development and preservation of New Hampshire's high quality of life.

Also announced at the press event was te formation of the New Hampshire Energy and Climate Collaborative is a public/private partnership that formed to ensure that implementation of the NH Climate Action Plan occurs at multiple levels across all sectors of society, and in an ongoing fashion. Effectively, the Collaborative will be "the keeper of the Plan" and will work to ensure that the Action Plan is implemented with a high degree of coordination and integration, as well as flexibility, accountability, transparency, communication, and ongoing assessment and reporting.

• New Hampshire Energy and Climate Collaborative Member List

Further information about the Task Force and the Climate Change Action Plan can be found at: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/air/tsb/tps/climate/action_plan/index.htm or contact Chris Skoglund, Energy and Transportation Analyst at 603-271-7624 or christopher.skoglund@des.nh.gov

To assist users, the Action Plan is available in two versions, which are subject to editorial revisions. All documents have been saved in Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat format. Download a free reader from Adobe.

Contents 1 Complete Action Plan 2 Complete Chapters and Appendices 3 Development Documents 3.1 Schedule of Listening Sessions

Complete Action Plan

• Complete NH Climate Action Plan (82 Pages – 7 MB) – This is available for download and printing. This version does not include the Appendices.

Complete Chapters and Appendices

Individual Complete Chapters and Appendices in pdf format for quick access and printing

• Front Matter - Cover, Acknowledgements and Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Overview of New Hampshire’s Climate Action Plan
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Task Force Recommendations
• Chapter 3: Adapting to a Changing Climate
• Chapter 4: Economic Opportunities
• Chapter 5: Summary of Actions and Implementation
• Chapter 6: Moving the Plan Forward
• Glossary of Terms & Endnotes

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Climate Science Reference
• Appendix 2: The Climate Change Policy Task Force Process
• Appendix 3: Public Comments
• Appendix 4: Recommended Actions
  • Appendix 4.1: Maximize Energy Efficiency in Buildings
  • Appendix 4.2: Increase Renewable and Low-CO2-Emitting Sources of Energy in a Long-Term Sustainable Manner
  • Appendix 4.3: Support Regional and National Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Appendix 4.4: Reduce Vehicle Emissions through State Actions
  • Appendix 4.5: Encourage Appropriate Land Use Patterns That Reduce Vehicle-Miles Traveled
  • Appendix 4.6: Reduce Vehicle-Miles Traveled through an Integrated Multi-Modal Transportation System
  • Appendix 4.7: Protect Natural Resources (Land, Water and Wildlife) to Maintain the Amount of Carbon Fixed and Sequestered
  • Appendix 4.8: Lead by Example in Government Operations
  • Appendix 4.9: Plan for How to Address Existing and Potential Climate Change Impacts
  • Appendix 4.10: Develop an Integrated Education, Outreach, and Workforce Training Program
• Appendix 5: Actions for Future Consideration
• Appendix 6: CSNE – Action Analysis Tables
• Appendix 7: CSNE – Carbon Emissions and Economic Modeling Approach and Assumption
  • Appendix 7.1: Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Carbon Emissions and Economic Modeling
  • Appendix 7.2: Electricity Generation and Use Carbon Emissions and Economic Modeling
  • Appendix 7.3: Transportation and Land Use Carbon Emissions and Economic Modeling
  • Appendix 7.4: Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Carbon Emissions and Economic Modeling
• Appendix 8: CSNE – The Wood Biomass Wedge in New Hampshire

Development Documents

The following documents contain the summaries for the Actions that have been developed by the technical and policy working groups, which have been engaged in the New Hampshire Climate Change Action Plan. The full Actions Reports for each measure have been submitted to the NH Climate Change Policy Task Force for its consideration and may be included in the final Action Plan. However, the Task Force has not yet made any determination regarding which Actions should be included and additional Actions may be developed at their request.

The attached summary documents are intended for discussion purposes only and were created to solicit feedback regarding the developed Actions, as well as any other potential opportunities in New Hampshire to address climate change. The input provided by LEC members and other New Hampshire residents will be submitted to the Task Force members to aid in their deliberations, which will continue through the fall.

• Adaptation Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  
• Agriculture, Foresty and Waste Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  
• California Energy Commission - Guidebook for Combined Heat and Power
  
• Electric Generation and Usage Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  
• Government Leadership and Action Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  
• Residential, Commercial and Industrial Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  
• Transportation and Land Use Working Group - Draft Action Report List and Summaries
  

Schedule of Listening Sessions

SAVE THE DATE

These 4 regional roundtables will be held from 6:45-9PM on:

• August 5th – Squamscott Room, Holloway Commons, Durham, NH

hosted by the Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance.

RSVP Julia Dundorf, Julia@nhcc.unh.edu

Driving Directions to Squamscott Room
Map to CCAP Roundtable

• August 6th – Keene Recreation Center, Keene, NH

hosted by the Cool Monadnock Initiative.

RSVP Christa Koehler, ckoehler@cleanair-coolplanet.org

• August 26th – Kennett High School, Eagle Way, Conway, NH

hosted by the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Green Team,

RSVP Chuck Henderson, chuck@chuckroast.com

• August 27th – Meredith Community Center, Meredith, NH

hosted by Lakes Region Energy Alliance,

RSVP Erica Anderson, eanderson@lakesrpc.org

Note: this session will be concluding at 8:45PM

Meeting Agenda for each location:

6:45 PM - Registration

7:00 PM - Welcome by hosting regional entity

7:15 PM - DES Presentation: Joanne Morin, Climate and Energy Program Manager

1. Overview of the Task Force and Working Group process and progress

2. Overview of the Actions under consideration

3. Review of the potential role of the LECs in the remaining process

4. Questions, Comments and Discussion

8:45 PM - Discuss Next Steps

9:00 PM - Adjourn

DES staff, which are coordinating the development of the Action Plan will present to individuals in attendance and spend time answering questions and gathering input to incorporate into the Actions under consideration by the Task Force. For general questions related to these roundtables, please contact Chris Skoglund, Christopher.Skoglund@des.nh.gov