December 12, 2007—Achieving carbon-neutrality in all new buildings by 2030 is one point of a detailed plan just released by a team of experts led by the University of Colorado intended to guide the next president of the United States in asserting bold leadership on global warming.
The comprehensive document, called the Presidential Climate Action Plan or PCAP, is intended for the new president to implement within 100 days of taking office.
Retired US Senator Gary Hart, co-chair of the PCAP National Advisory Committee, said that the project team has contacted each of the presidential candidates with an offer to brief them on PCAP. “This is a nonpartisan project and a nonpartisan plan,” he said. “Climate change is an economic issue, a national security issue, a public health issue, and an environmental issue. It should not be a political issue.”
PCAP consists of more than 300 specific recommendations for changes in federal policies, programs and laws, across more than 13 topical areas, including energy policy, national security, economic development, natural resource stewardship, public health, transportation, and local adaptation.
The final PCAP will be provided to the candidates and the public in September 2008. To view the full Presidential Climate Action Plan or to comment, visit the project’s Web site.
