We know that climate change is influenced by human activities. As we release greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the air, our atmosphere warms. With rising temperatures come changes in weather and climate across the globe – from heat waves and flooding to drought and wildfires.
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energy sector can be a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions – but it can also be part of the solution. The Oregon Department of Energy is committed to leading our state to a cleaner energy future, and we have some resources to help!
Climate Change in Oregon
How energy is generated and used in Oregon affects – and is affected by – climate change.
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Executive Order 20-04
In 2020, Governor Brown signed Executive Order 20-04, directing State of Oregon agencies to take action to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about how ODOE works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and how we implemented the executive order.
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Natural Climate Solutions
Oregon's natural and working lands — forests, grasslands, rangelands, farmlands, wetlands, developed areas and open spaces — produce many benefits, including opportunities to sequester and store carbon, which would otherwise contribute to climate change. The Oregon Department of Energy supports the implementation of activities that enhance or protect land-based net carbon sequestration on natural and working lands across the state.
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Greenhouse Gas Data
ODOE partners with other agencies to track greenhouse gas emissions.
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Reducing GHGsAnd to develop strategies to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Oregon Department of Transportation launched a website to track progress toward reducing GHG emissions from transportation (the largest contributor to Oregon's GHGs).
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Renewable Portfolio Standard
Oregon has one of the most robust Renewable Portfolio Standards, where 50 percent of our electricity must come from renewable resources by 2040. By 2030, we will phase out electricity generated by coal.
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Oregon Climate Action Commission
ODOE also supports the Oregon Climate Action Commission (formerly the Oregon Global Warming Commission), which is charged with tracking trends in greenhouse gas emissions and recommending ways to reduce them.
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TIGHGER Plan
The
Transformative Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (TIGHGER) Plan, also known as the Oregon Global Warming Commission's Roadmap to 2035, will analyze and identify action across all sectors that can reduce GHG emissions while continuing to grow Oregon's economy and enhance equity and quality of life for all Oregonians.
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