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Article: The role of Illinois and the Midwest in responding to the challenges of climate change.
- Article from:
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- Article date:
- December 22, 2009
- Author:
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In July and September 2007, the Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group (ICCAG) with a diverse membership of thirty-nine, voted to recommend twenty-four strategies that professional air modeling had indicated would achieve a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Illinois to 1990 levels by 2020. The votes followed several months of policy discussions by subgroups. That work and process became a benchmark for Illinois' participation as one of the six heartland states (1)--along with the Canadian province of Manitoba--to sign the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord (MGA) on November 15, 2007.
Many of the principles and strategies evaluated by the ICCAG were ...