Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act
Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (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 Workgroup; etc.
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Testimony (38)
MGA witness listFAV 29FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 6Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | SCHMIDT-PERKINS, DRU | ADVOCATES FOR HERRING BAY | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baron, Peter | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hershkowitz, Steven | CCAN Action Fund | Position only |
| FAV | Hershkowitz, Steven | CCAN Action Fund | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | RANSON, EMILYlobbyist | CLEAN WATER ACTION | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | City of, Takoma Park | City of Takoma Park | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HUDSON, LEE | DE-MD SYNOD, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rothschild, Trip | Do The Most Good | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doo, Peter | Doo Consulting | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Slocum, John | Exelon | Position only |
| FAV | Mobilization, Glen Echo Heights | Glen Echo Heights Mobilization | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Matheson, Barbara | Indivisible HoCo MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan | Interfaith Power & Light DMV | Oral |
| FAV | Murray, Davidlobbyist | MD Solar energy industries Association | Oral |
| FAV | Palencia-Calvo, Ramon | MD-LCV | Oral |
| FAV | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kurtz, Josh | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goodwin, Peter | UMCES | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boesch, Don | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Boesch, Donald | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dwiggins, Sambra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graham, Madeline | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamilton, Carol | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jorgensen, Jamie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kurtz, Josh | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | People, Various | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | kurtz, josh | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | O'HALLORAN, MIKE | NFIB | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lanier, Ivanlobbyist | Pepco and Delmarva | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Smedick, David | Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Dept. of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Slocum, John | Exelon | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | mckitrick, james | department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | mde | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Tosi, Jeff | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
CCAN Action FundFAV 2
City of Takoma ParkFAV 1
CLEAN WATER ACTIONFAV 1
DE-MD SYNOD, ELCAFAV 1
Do The Most GoodFAV 1
Doo ConsultingFAV 1
ExelonFAV 1INFO 1
Indivisible HoCo MDFAV 1
MD-LCVFAV 1
mdeINFO 1
NFIBUNF 1
Pepco and DelmarvaFWA 1
Sierra ClubFWA 1
UMCESFAV 1