What are our conservation targets?
Cap and Trade is coming in 2010 regardless of whether Congress passes the legislation, as the EPA is set to enact its Regulations under the Clean Air Act. The question is do you know what the targets are? & How poised you are to help alleviate a building owner’s concern for rising electricity and fuel costs?
Based on emissions in 2005 here is a composite look at the overall reduction levels proposed by Congress. The EPA regulation is likely to be a little more aggressive up front because this will reduce the lifetime costs associated with the energy reductions needed to combat climate change.
- by 2012, cut by 3 percent
- by 2020, cut by 17 percent (House) or 20 percent (Senate)
- by 2030, cut by 42 percent
- by 2050, cut by 83 percent.
For more info on Cap & Trade and how it actually works, go here: http://www.facilitiesnet.com/green/article/How-Cap-and-Trade-Regulations-Work-and-Who-May-Be-Affected–11359
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