The Clean Power Plan: What Every Kansan Should Know
The Clean Power Plan rule is the first regulation to place carbon pollution limits on power plant emissions. Released by the Environmental Protection Agency on August 3rd, 2015, the final Clean Power Plan Rule requires each State to develop a plan to cut power plants’ CO2 emissions by specific targets. Each State’s reductions will contribute to the national goal of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by 32% in 2030. The Clean Power Plan expedites the transition to clean energy through renewable energy investments and energy efficiency measures.
The briefing will break down the 1,560 page rule into a comprehensible overview,
- Clean Power Plan emission requirements and deadlines.
- How the CPP addresses electricity security, availability, and affordability.
- Health benefits resulting from the Clean Power Plan reduced C02 emissions.
- Economic opportunities (jobs, incentives, and credits for low-income communities) resulting from the CPP.
There are many ways that Kansas can meet the CPP goals. How the State chooses to meet the CPP will directly impact the way energy is produced in Kansas. Energy generation affects the economy, the environment, and public health.
These briefings are being presented by Dorothy Barnett of Climate + Energy Project, co-sponsored by Kansas IPL and other local organizations.
To read CEP’s full description of the Clean Power Plan, including its implications for Kansas, click here.
Johnson County:
Monday, November 2, 7 pm
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208
Co-sponsored with Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition
Topeka:
Wednesday, November 4, 7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka
4775 SW 21st St,, Topeka, KS 66604
Co-sponsored with UUFT’s Green Committee; Kansas Sierra Club, Topeka Chapter; and First Congregational Church of Topeka
Manhattan:
Tuesday, November 17, 7 pm
Manhattan Public Library, Auditorium, 629 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502
Co-sponsored with Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice, Manhattan Mennonite Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan, First United Methodist Church, Manhattan, Flint Hills Renewable Energy & Efficiency Cooperative, Inc.
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