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2013 Sustainability SummitMilwaukee WI

Keith Reopelle, Policy DirectorClean Wisconsin

Your environmental voice since 1970 www.cleanwisconsin.org | Twitter: @cleanwisconsin

Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)

Mitigation: Necessary to avoid dangerous climate change

Future Global Temperature: Temperature will increase by about 1.6°C (3°F) by 2050, 2°-6°C (3°-11°F) by 2100.

Global Climate Change

Mitigation: Necessary to avoid dangerous climate change

Adaptation:Climate change is inevitable; Adaptation needed to minimize impacts

Future Global Temperature: Temperature will increase by about 3°F (1.6°C) by 2050, 3°-11°F (2°-6°C) by 2100.

Global Climate Change

Brook Trout

What does it mean for Wisconsin?What does it mean for Wisconsin?What does it mean?

Warmer Winters

Shorter Ice Duration

Ice data c/o J. Magnuson

What does it mean for Wisconsin?

Shorter Snow Season

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Warmer Winters Snow cover changes

STRONG CARBON POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR DIRTY POWER PLANTS

Clean Air Act carbon standards are a powerful tool to protect our climate, health, and America’s economy.

FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE OPTIONS

FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE

MORE RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS IN EFFICIENCY

CLEANER POWER SOURCESHEAT RATE REDUCTIONS

Pollution cuts: 560 million tons less carbon pollution in 2020; twice the reductions from the clean car standards- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Health protections: up to 3,600 lives saved, and thousands of asthma attacks and other health incidents prevented in 2020 alone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clean energy investments: $90 billion in energy efficiency and renewables investments between now and 2020- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Low costs: only $4 billion in compliance costs in 2020 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Large benefits: $25-60 billion value of avoided climate change and health effects in 2020

LARGE BENEFITS, LOW COSTS

save as many as 3,600 lives-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - prevent over 23,000 asthma attacks-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - avoid over 2,300 emergency room visits and hospital admissions-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - prevent nearly 1.2 million restricted activity and work loss days

CARBON LIMITS WILL CUT OTHER POLLUTANTS AND…

AVOIDING UP TO $26 BILLION IN HEALTH DAMAGES FOR AMERICANS IN 2020 ALONE

SAVING LIVES AND REDUCING COSTLY HEALTH PROBLEMS

HUGE BENEFITS, LOW COSTS ESTIMATED COSTS AND BENEFITS FROM CO2, SO2 AND NOX REDUCTIONS (2020)

COSTS BENEFITS

CO2 BenefitsSO2 and NOX BenefitsCompliance Costs

Compliance Costs Low Estimate2020

High Estimate2020

$4 Billion

$25 Billion

$60 Billion

PROJECTED CAPACITY CHANGES

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

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You must register and accept the terms in the Review and Comment System in order to review this document. Comments will only be accepted through this system.

NOTE: You will not be allowed to create an account in the system prior to 9am ET January 14th, 2013, and the comment period ends at 5pm ET on April 12th, 2013

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