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t <br /> <br />THANK YOU <br />THIS IS A. LIVING DOCUMENT <br />Credit: Eric Wunrow/ CTO <br />Over the course of the last several months, busi- <br />ness leaders, conservationists, water and electric <br />utilities, and many others have worked to help us <br />understand the impacts from global warming, what <br />it means for Colorado, and what Colorado should <br />do to help address this issue. <br />During late September and early October 2007, <br />we conducted a series of nine roundtable meetings <br />to seek input into the preliminary Climate Action <br />Plan. The roundtable topics were: <br />• Agriculture and Forestry <br />• Solid Waste/Recycling <br />• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy <br />• Business and Industry <br />• Transportation and Land Use <br />• Residential and Commercial Built Environment <br />While this first installment of Colorado's Climate <br />Action Plan is ambitious, it does not include the <br />full array of measures we will need to undertake <br />to comprehensively address climate change in <br />Colorado. We have not yet fully evaluated all of <br />the measures that other states have adopted or <br />that citizens proposed to us. We look forward to <br />continued analysis and further conversation with <br />Coloradans and others about what additional mea- <br />sures might make sense for Colorado. <br />This effort will accelerate as we look beyond the <br />2020 goals to the deeper cuts in emissions needed <br />to meet our 2050 goals. We hope and expect that <br />new technologies will emerge that will enable us <br />to reduce emissions more efficiently and to adapt <br />better to global warming. <br />Environmental Community <br />Utilities <br />Water and Tourism <br />Many ideas that came forward through this out- <br />reach are reflected in this preliminary plan. We <br />thank the more than 250 people who gave us their <br />time and expertise. We certainly could not have <br />done it without you. <br />We also want to recognize the efforts conducted <br />separately that also informed this preliminary <br />action plan. The Colorado Climate Project, the <br />Colorado Climate Action Network, and many <br />concerned citizens forwarded ideas and proposals <br />that are reflected in this plan. <br />For all of these reasons, we see this plan as a liv- <br />ing document that will evolve along with the sci- <br />ence, technology, economics and our understand- <br />ing of the effects of climate change on our natural <br />resources and environment. And, as the federal <br />government engages on this vitally important <br />issue - as it must do, and do soon - Colorado will <br />continue to demonstrate its leadership as it fits into <br />that larger national effort. <br />5