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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Credit: Brian Gadbury / CTO <br />Credit: Eric Wunrow/ CTO <br />2 <br /> <br />- ,e <br />y {r _ lJ fib r .?{ <br />Executive Summary 3 <br />Thank You 5 <br />This Is a Living Document 5 <br />1. Introduction,_____-, ......... _.. _ 6 <br />A. Understanding Climate Change., .... ... _ ._..... ... ._ ...... . . . ..... 6 <br />B. Impacts of Climate Change _....__........... ........... _ <br />7 <br />_........................... <br />on Colorado, Present and Future <br />C. Turning Adversity to Opportunity .. . ........... ............... .... .. .... ._.. ...8 <br />...... ........ _ <br />II. Colorado's Emissions Profile---- <br />III. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goal 10 <br />IV. Building from a Strong Foundation,., _........_..11 <br />V. The Course Forward: Bridging Strategies.... .......... ... 12 <br />VI. Climate Initiatives.... _._........ ...13 <br />A. Agricultural Offset Market..._......... ........... . .... _. ......... _13 <br />B. Transportation............. . ............. ......... .._..... ......... .......... ......... 14 <br />1. Clean Cars ........ ............... .......... ..... ...... ....._.. ........... <br />2. Other Measures.. .......... . ......... ..... .......................... ..... ._............ 15 <br />C. Electric Energy........... ....... .......... 15 <br />1. Providing Reliable and Sustainable Energy Supplies.......... _...._... __ 15 <br />2. Efficiency........... _..___._ ......... v., .__16 <br />3. Renewable Energy ..........._....17 <br />4. Clean Coal .... _ . 18 <br />5. Investor Owned Utilities .......... ..... <br />6. Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Coops... _ ............... ................. ........ ...__ ...._._........., _ _........,19 <br />7. New Power <br />8. A Unified Effort. ..... ............. ........_ __..... _. _. _...20 <br />D. Natural Gas . ........... ............ ._..... .......... ... _ ........ _...20 <br />E. Solid Waste and Recycling........... .._ ...... .. . .......... ...... .. _. 21 <br /> <br />__ <br />F. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting........... ........ ..... <br />22 <br />G. Leading by Example..... __......... <br />H. The Western Climate Initiative ., ....... ...... ........ 24 <br />1. Climate Education and the New Energy Economy,,, _,.,.,,__w„_,_..._...._..,..._ .._..__.___._..,_._25 <br />VII. Adaptation... ........ <br />A. Water <br />B. Forests...... ._.......... 28 <br />VIII. Future Energy Technologies and Uncertainties. <br />IX. Climate Advisory Panel......... ......... _au <br />X. A Call for Legislative Action . _... ._..... ..... . 31 <br />XI. Appendix, 2007 Legislative Achievements Related to Climate Change ___.._ 32