Oregon Global Warming Comission Workshop in Bend

The City of Bend and the Bend 2030 Executive Committee, on behalf of the Oregon Global Warming Commission, invites you to a workshop in Bend to discuss and gather input on  statewide greenhouse gas reduction strategies. 

The goal of the workshop is to engage Oregonians in revising the OGWC “Roadmap to 2020” plan, a series of actions designed to help the state achieve its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction goal to reduce emissions by 30 percent from today’s levels.

 The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member commission created in 2007 by the Oregon legislature. It is charged with helping coordinate state and local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and making sure the state meets its climate goals. In 2007, Oregon adopted greenhouse gas reduction goals which include cutting greenhouse gases 10 percent below 1990 levels by 2020; and achieving a 75 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2050.

“We hope Oregonians will seize this opportunity to help shape the State’s strategies for reducing greenhouse gases,” said Angus Duncan, Chair of the Commission. “The interim recommendations touch nearly every aspect of our lives in this state, from the cars we drive and homes we live in to how we manage our farms and forests.  Oregonians can speak to these ideas in the evening workshops or by responding to the online survey.”
The Commission is asking Oregonians to take an online survey to provide feedback on the Roadmap to 2020 and on the state’s work to shrink the state’s greenhouse gas footprint.

Open to the public.