4. League of Women Voters Resources

The League of Women Voters of the United States Climate Emergency Resolution adopted at the 2020 National Convention:
LWV Climate Emergency Resolution

The League of Women Voters of the United States Climate Team (only League members can view the Climate Team page):
LWV Climate Team

The League of Women Voters of the United States Climate Change Task Force:
LWV Climate Change Task Force

The League of Women Voters of the United States Climate Emergency Resources:
LWV Climate Emergency Resources

The League of Women Voters of the United States Toolkit for Climate Change:
LWV Toolkit for Climate Change

The League of Women Voters of the United States Issue Positions:
LWV Issue Positions

The League of Women Voters of Colorado’s Issue Positions:
LWVCO Positions For Action

The League of Women Voters of Colorado’s Study Issues:
LWVCO Study Issues

5. Federal Agency Resources

Environmental Protection Agency:

Responsible for enforcing the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act among other laws.
EPA

Department of Energy:

Addresses energy, clean energy, climate change, and vehicles through science and innovation.
DOE

Department of Interior:

Conserves and manages the Nation’s natural resources: accelerate development of renewable energy; conserve at least 30% of our lands and waters by 2030; centering equity and environmental justice.
DOI

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Dept of Commerce:

Provides daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring.
NOAA

6. Colorado Legislation, Policy and Plans

For League positions, custom summaries and related background, see the LWVCO Legislative Action Committee Page:
LWVCO Legislative Action Committee

HB22-1249: Electric grid resilience and reliability roadmap.

Directs the Colorado Energy and Colorado Resiliency offices to develop a roadmap for improving the grid, including guidance on developing independent microgrids where needed.
HB22-1249

 

HB22-1362:  Building greenhouse gas emissions. 

Colorado energy office to Identify for adoption model electric and solar ready code language and model low energy and carbon code language for updated building codes. Creates grant programs for high-efficiency electrification.
HB22-1362

 

SB22-051: Policies to reduce emissions from built environment.

Tax credits for purchase and installation of heat pump systems and for residential energy storage systems.  Exempts from state sales and use tax all sales, storage, and use of eligible decarbonizing building materials.
HB22-051

 

Wildfire Risk Mitigation was targeted in bills for enhancing wildfire awareness outreach (SB22-007); establishing grants for local governments for long-term planning for mitigation and forest health (HB22-1011); developing a forest carbon co-benefit framework for project-level forest management practices (HB22-1012). 

 

HB21-1266: Environmental justice disproportionate impacted communities [DIC].

DIC defined in statute. Environmental justice action task force to address environmental justice inequities.  Requires reporting greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions as air pollutants; analysis of the social cost of GHG.  Modifies the mission of the Colorado energy office to include transition ing to equitable, low-carbon, and clean energy economy; promoting resources that reduce air pollution and GHG emissions.
HB21-1266

 

HB21-1286:  Energy performance for buildings. 

AQCC to establish by rule performance standards for energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
HB21-1286

 

HB21-1303: Global warming potential for public project materials. 

State Architect and Dept of Transportation to establish maximum acceptable global warming potentials for certain construction materials.
HB21-1303

HB19-1261: Climate Action Plan to Reduce Pollution.

Establish statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution reduction goals of 26% by 2025, 50% by 2030, 90% by 2050 from 2005 levels.
HB19-1261

SB19-096: Collect long-term climate change data.
SB19-096

SB19-181: Protect public welfare oil and gas operations.
SB19-181

SB19-236: Protect public welfare oil and gas operations.
SB19-236

HB19-1314: Just transition from coal-based energy economy.
HB19-1314

Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap:

Establishes GHG reduction goals for different sectors. The largest sources of GHG pollution in Colorado are transportation, electricity generation, oil and gas production and fuel use in residential, commercial and industrial spaces.
CO GHG Pollution Reduction Roadmap

Climate Equity Framework:

Helps identify disproportionately impacted communities across Colorado based on statutory guidelines from HB 19-1261 and provides guidance to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment climate policies and programs to promote racial equity and economic justice.
Climate Equity Framework

7. State Agency Resources

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Climate Change:
CDPHE Climate Change

Colorado Energy Department "Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap":
CO GHG Pollution Reduction Roadmap

8. Colorado Regulatory Boards and Commissions

Monitor Colorado regulatory commissions' meetings and minutes online.

Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (CAQCC):

 

Monitor Colorado Air Quality Control Commission meetings and policy decisions, including greenhouse gas pollution reduction and ozone compliance; contribute to public comments:
CAQCC

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT):

Review CDOT’s Transportation Commission meetings and policy decisions related to the management, construction, and maintenance of public highways and other transportation systems:
CDOT

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGC):

Find Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meetings and policy decisions touching on protecting public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and wildlife resources; contribute to public comments; sign up for email updates:
COGC

Colorado Public Utility Commission (PUC):

Monitor Colorado Public Utility Commission meetings and policy decisions for rates, service, safety, and infrastructure involving energy (gas and electricity), telecom, transportation, wildfire mitigation, gas pipeline safety, and rail and transportation safety; contribute to public comments:
PUC

Colorado Water Quality Control Commission (CWQCC):

Learn about Colorado Water Quality Control Commission meetings and policy decisions:
CWQCC

Regional Transportation District (RTD):

Find Regional Transportation District directors’ board meetings and policy decisions; learn about the fully independent RTD Accountability Team; contribute to public comments:
RTD

9. Learn More About the Threat from Climate Change

International Panel on Climate Change:

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
IPCC

Rethinking Energy:

View Tony Seba’s “Rethinking Energy: 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Is Just The Beginning” presentation on YouTube. This presentation forms part of the Joint Declaration recently published by the Global 100% RE Strategy Group and takes 12 minutes to view:
YouTube recording of "Rethinking Energy"

Project Drawdown Resources:

Project Drawdown - The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions: 
Project Drawdown 

Project Drawdown - Climate Solutions 101: 
Climate Solutions 101