Oregon Global Warming Commission to Meet Virtually on May 7

SALEM — The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, May 7, 2021. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. online.

At this meeting, the Commission will hear presentations from invited panels to inform its work to establish a natural and working lands goal, in response to its charge in Governor Brown’s Executive Order 20-04. The panels will address the following key questions related to this effort:

  • How ambitious should Oregon be in setting the natural and working lands goal?

  • What actions are being taken that could help to increase carbon sequestration in Oregon’s natural and working lands.

  • What other considerations should the Oregon Global Warming Commission keep in mind as we set carbon sequestration goals for natural and working lands

The Commission is expected to vote on several recommendations related to setting and managing an emissions reduction and carbon dioxide sequestration goal for Oregon’s natural and working lands. Final decisions on all recommendations will be made at our meeting on June 4, 2021.

The agenda and additional meeting information, including how to listen in, is available on the Commission’s website (https://www.keeporegoncool.org/meetings). Additional meeting materials will be posted prior to the meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to provide written comments to the Commission through the contact form online or by email (oregon.GWC@oregon.gov). Those received by 12:00 p.m. on April 30, 2021 will be shared with Commission members in advance of the meeting.

There will be an opportunity for additional public comment at the meeting. To provide comment, members of the public will need to sign up at the beginning of the meeting.

If you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Linda Ross at 503-378-6874 or at linda.ross@oregon.gov.

The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature through House Bill 3543. Members were appointed and directed to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming. For more information, visit www.keeporegoncool.org.

To learn about the state’s efforts to address climate change, visit www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Climate-Change.aspx.

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