North Carolina Climate Action Plan Advisory Group

List of Members of the CAPAG 

The North Carolina Climate Action Plan Advisory Group (CAPAG) was formed as an advisory group to the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) administered by its Division of Air Quality (DAQ) with assistance and facilitation from the Center for Climate Strategies. North Carolina's CAPAG was charged with (1) developing an inventory and forecast of greenhouse gas emissions in North Carolina and (2) developing recommendations to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. 

The CAPAG Final Report is being presented to the Governor, the Legislature, the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, the Environmental Management Commission, and others as a vehicle for understanding the recommendations of the Group. The CAPAG has coordinated its actions with those of the Legislative Commission and complemented their efforts.

While the CAPAG stakeholder process is complete, some further assessments, discussions, decisions, and recommendations may also be made by the Division of Air Quality and others, depending upon legislative and other implementation developments. This includes a secondary economic and job analysis being completed by Appalachian State University.

CAPAG Final Report

The Final Report of the North Carolina Climate Action Plan Advisory Group (CAPAG) is posted below in 2 segments to ease downloading:   

• Part 1: Cover Page, Table of Contents, Preface, Executive Summary, and Chapters (118 p / 5,126 kb)                                                     
• Part 2: Appendixes (450 p / 3,089 kb)        

Chapters 3-7, listed and linked separately below, are a summary of the recommended mitigation options for the five sectors addressed by CAPAG: 1) Residential, Commercial and Industrial; 2) Energy Supply; 3) Transportation and Land Use; 4) Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management; and 5) Cross Cutting Issues. The Appendixes provide the full detailed analysis of each recommended mitigation option and information related to the CAPAG's establishment and process. 

• Cover Page      
• Table of Contents                                            
• Preface                                                                           
• Acknowledgments                                                                                      
• Members of the Climate Action Plan Advisory Group                                                                                     
• Acronyms    
  
• Executive Summary                                                                                
• Chapter 1 – Background and Overview                                  
• Chapter 2 – Inventory and Forecast of GHG Emissions                                                                                     
• Chapter 3 – Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors                                                                                     
• Chapter 4 – Energy Supply                                                                                     
• Chapter 5 – Transportation and Land Use                                                                                     
• Chapter 6 – Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management                                                                                     
• Chapter 7 – Cross-Cutting Issues                                                 

Appendixes (Please click here to see or download the individual Appendixes.)

A separate report prepared by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Center for Climate Strategies used by the CAPAG in its analysis of options is also posted below. 

Final North Carolina Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reference Case Projections 1990 - 2020                  

Secondary Economic Impact Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Options for North Carolina (101 p / 1,168 kb), prepared by the Appalachian State University Energy Center, Oct. 2008

Meetings and Documents

On October 16, 2007 the CAPAG stakeholder group met to review and approve revisions to the draft final report.  The public was invited:  

• Notice and Agenda

The CAPAG held seven meetings from February 2006 through July 2007 to develop recommendations to the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources for mitigating GHG emissions. Click on the menu box below to view information and documents for each meeting:

• Meeting #7 (July 16, 2007)                                                                                     
• Meeting #6 (May 8, 2007)                                                                                     
• Interim Report to the NC Legislative Commission (February 22, 2007)                                                                                    
• Meeting #5 (January 24, 2007)                                                                                     
• Meeting #4 Continued by Conference Call (November 13, 2006)                                                                                     
• Meeting #4 (October 12, 2006)                                                                                     
• Meeting #3 (July 25, 2006)                                                                                     
• Meeting #2 (May 23, 2006)                                                                                     
• Meeting #1 (February 16, 2006)