DOE Releases Climate Plans
By Lynn L. Bergeson | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On
October 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released two
plans related to climate change. The Strategic Sustainability
Performance Plan and the Climate Change Adaptation Plan are intended to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for flooding, rising sea
levels, and extreme temperatures/weather patterns. These plans come five
years after the 2009 Executive Order on Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance that set energy, climate, and environmental goals
for government agencies. The release of the plans gave Energy Secretary
Dr. Ernest Moniz an opportunity to outline how the use of clean energy
resources, as part of the Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, has
been implemented within the Department. DOE has increased the number of
buildings that achieved federal guiding principles for high performance
and sustainable buildings. It has completed a biomass cogeneration
facility in South Carolina and an 11.5 megawatt wind farm, both of which
serve to reduce the use of non-renewable energy. DOE was also
recognized as a 2014 GreenGov Presidential Award Winner for its work
with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to produce a five
percent reduction in DOT’s total fuel consumption, and a 20 percent
increase in DOT’s use of alternative fuels.http://breakingenergy.com/2014/11/10/doe-releases-climate-plans/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=805963727e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-805963727e-407304281
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