Goal Two - Discover

GOAL TWO:

The GRASSROOT CLIMATE ACTIVIST will be able to DISCOVER the area of interest that they wish to continue to work on as a grassroots activist through a detailed outlining of either the PRESIDENT’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN or their REGION SPECIFIC PORTION of the 3^rd NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT.

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The President’s Climate Action Plan in Summation

***Cutting Carbon Pollution in America

1.    Deploy Clean Energy

a. Proposing Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants

b. Permitting Renewable Energy on Public Lands

c. Accelerating Clean Energy In Affordable Housing

d. Advancing Hydro-Electric Projects

e. Deploying Renewable Energy on Military Installations

f. Bolstering Clean Energy Deployment in Rural America

g. Driving Clean Energy Manufacturing

h. Securing Private Sector Commitments and Announcing Executive Actions to Advance Solar Energy

i. Supporting Energy Investments Clean Energy and Demonstrating New Technologies

j. Expanding and Modernizing the Electric Grid

k. Driving Biomass Utilization

l. Launching Quadrennial Energy Review

2.    Building a 21st Century Transportation Sector

a. Developing Standards for Heavy Engines and Vehicles

b. Investing in Cleaner Low Emissions Transportation

c. Reducing Emissions Through Transportation Investment

d. Helping Bring Next Generation Biofuels On-Line

3. Cutting Energy Waste in Homes and Businesses

a. Setting New Energy Efficiency Standards

b. Launching Better Building Accelerators

c. Strengthening Building Codes

4. Reducing Potent Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Enhancing our Carbon Sink

a. Issue a Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions

b. Reducing Hydrofluorocarbons

c. Preserving the Role of Forests in Mitigating Climate Change

5. Leading at the Federal Level

a. Strengthening Federal Energy Management

b. Driving $2 Billion in Energy Efficiency Investments for Federal Buildings

c. Providing Innovative Financing for Deploying Solar

***Preparing the United States For The Impacts of Climate Change

1. Building Stronger and Safer Communities

a. Supporting Climate Resilient Investments

b. Releasing and Executive Order on Preparedness

c. Establishing a State, Local, Tribal Leaders Taskforce on Preparedness and Resilience

d. Rebuilding and Learning from Hurricane Sandy

e. Driving More Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

f. Announcing a National Disaster Resilience Competition

    2. Protecting Our Economy and Natural Resources

a. Driving Climate Resilient Agriculture

b. Releasing a Wildfire Strategy

c. Launching a National Drought Resilience Partnership

d. Promoting Insurance leadership for Climate Safety

      3. Using Sound Science to Manage Climate Impacts

a. Releasing the National Climate Assessment

b. Launching the Climate Data Initiative

c. Identifying Vulnerabilities of Key Sectors to Climate Change

***Leading International Efforts to Address Climate Change

1.    Working With Other Countries to Take Action to Address Climate Change

a. Engaging with Major Economies

b. Leading Global Public Sector Financing Toward Cleaner Energy

c. Combatting Short Lived Climate Pollutants

d. Mobilizing Climate Finance

e. Negotiating Global Free Trade in Environmental Goods

f. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation to Forrest Degradation

g. Expanding Clean Energy Use and Cutting Energy Waste

h. Strengthening Global Resilience to Climate Change

2.    Leading Efforts to Address Climate Change Through    

International Negotiations

a. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

b. US Climate Action Report sent to UNFCCC

c. US and 16 other Civil Aviation Organizations developing proposals

Or, use this (Chapter 16 is the Northeast Region):