June 13, 2007—Thirty-one states, representing more than 70% of the US population, are charter members of The Climate Registry, marking the largest national effort to take action on climate change, claims the new group.
The list of founding member states and tribes thus far includes the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the Campo Kumeyaay Nation. Two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, have also committed to participate.
Participants range from states that have been moving forward with aggressive mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction programs, to those that are taking initial steps to address the challenge. Both Republican and Democratic governors are well represented and the states are geographically diverse, the group notes.
The newly formed climate registry is a tool to measure, track, verify, and publicly report GHG emissions accurately, transparently, and consistently across borders and industry sectors, says the group. The Registry will support voluntary, market-based, and regulatory GHG emissions reporting programs.
For more information, FAQs, and a graphical map of the states, visit The Climate Registry Web site.
