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Seize The Moment!
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
Sn
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Ra
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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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