In a report to be considered August 19 by the Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Environmental Protection recommended against adoption of the carbon dioxide emission limits proposed in a rulemaking petition by Ashley Funk saying Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Action Plan already projects emissions in 2020 will be lower than those in 2000.
DEP also said a national approach to greenhouse gas emissions is needed like the Clean Power Plan proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in June because climate change is a national and global issue and should cover all sources of carbon dioxide emissions.
The petition asked DEP to adopt a regulation which would require a 6 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from all fossil fuel-burning sources in the Commonwealth through 2050 with a baseline of 2012.
Comments by the petitioner on DEP’s recommendations are included in the report along with responses by DEP.
The recommendation was included in a 53-page report to the Board.
The EQB is also scheduled to consider these other items on August 19--
-- New Beaver Creek, Delaware County rulemaking petition;
-- New Upper Paradise Creek, Monroe County rulemaking petition; and
-- Presentation of 3 Year Radiation Protection Program Fee, Program Cost Report.
The meeting will be held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg starting at 9:00 a.m.
For copies of documents related to each agenda item, visit the Environmental Quality Board webpage.
