HB 1425

Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that the State must achieve by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a final plan that reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 and sets the State on a path toward achieving net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, on or before December 31, 2020; establishing the Climate Jobs Working Group; etc.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 8Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lafferty, Steve	Baltimore County Office of Sustainability	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	CBF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	DE-MD Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Rev. Kip	EWH Baptist Church	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	PERSON, Unknown	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Person, Unknown	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Position only
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Invisible HoCoMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	MDLCV	Position only
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Tia	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	KURTZ, JOSHUA	THE NATURE CONSERVANCY	Position only
FAV	KURTZ, JOSHUA	THE NATURE CONSERVANCY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Dr. Andrew	UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boesch, Dr. Donald	UMCES	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodwin, Dr Peter	UMCES	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Doo, Peter	US Green Buildings	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dyballa, Cindy	city of takoma park	Written (PDF)
FAV	dyballa, cindy	city of takoma park	Position only
FAV	Benson, Kallan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dowling, Joyce	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hershkowitz, Steve	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johns, Corey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Weber, Ted	Defenders of Wildlife	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lanier, Ivanlobbyist	PHI	Written (PDF)
FWA	Smedick, David	Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Churchill, Ellington	DGS	Written (PDF)
INFO	ABBOTT, TYLER	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	GRUMBLES, BEN	MDE	Oral
INFO	Fahrig, Landon	MEA	Written (PDF)
INFO	mckitrick, james	department of Natural Resource	Written (PDF)
INFO	TSO, MDOT	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Baltimore County Office of SustainabilityFAV 1

CBFFAV 1

city of takoma parkFAV 2

DE-MD Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Defenders of WildlifeFWA 1

department of Natural ResourceINFO 1

DGSINFO 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

EWH Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 2

Invisible HoCoMDFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MDEINFO 2

MDLCVFAV 1

MEAINFO 1

PHIFWA 1

Prince George's County GovernmentFAV 1

Sierra ClubFWA 1

THE NATURE CONSERVANCYFAV 2

UMBCFAV 1

UMCESFAV 2

US Green BuildingsFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHarbeson, KristenMDLCVRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FWALanier, IvanPHIRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.