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Western Climate Initiative (WCI) Stakeholder Information

• Meetings
• Subcommittees

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The real work of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) is now underway. We are one of ten  independent jurisdictions at the table negotiating the design of a regional cap and trade program. (See all WCI partners and observers.)

We want the help and advice from all sectors of Washington's economy on the best design for our state that can work as part of a regional system. The initial final design will be completed by late August/early September. We will then begin intensive work with our instate stakeholders to develop the necessary details for legislation that is due to the legislature by December, 2008.

Next Meetings

In addition to the WCI regional stakeholder meetings, we have scheduled several opportunities for our instate stakeholders. Below is the schedule for the next three meetings. At each of these meetings, stakeholders can participate in person at the Department of Ecology-HQ building in Lacey or by phone (1-800-704-9804, participant code 922683#).

• June 6th - Meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 to discuss all of the draft design recommendations.

We also have a meeting calendar that includes all of the meetings the WCI regional and instate stakeholders opportunities.

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Past Meetings

• April 8th - Meeting to discuss the Allocation, Reporting and Offsets Subcommittee's draft recommendations:
  10:30 to 12:00 = Allocation Subcommittee
  1:30 to 3:30 = Reporting & Offsets Subcommittee
• March 10, 2008 -Subcommittee Recommendations
  10:00 to 12:00 - Electricity Subcommittee
  1:30 to 3:00 - Scope Subcommittee
  
  
• February 22, 2008 - Work Plan Commenter Meeting
  12:30pm - 5:00pm
  Washington PUD Association, 212 Union Avenue, Olympia
  Documents:
  • Summary of five key issues
  • Meeting Summary
  • Agenda
  • Issue Matrix

• February 11, 2008 - Work Plan Commenter Meeting
  12:00pm - 5:00pm
  Documents: 
  • Meeting Summary
  • Agenda
  • Issue Matrix
  • Handout: Washington State Context for the Western Climate Initiative

• January 28, 2008 - Work Plan Commenter Meeting
  1:00pm - 5:00pm
  Meeting Summary
  Work Plan comments - submitted Nov. 2007

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Subcommittees

The WCI has created five subcommittees to look at the range of design options. Those subcommittees and the staff from Ecology and Community, Trade and Economic Development who are working on those subcommittees are listed below.

We've also included the name of the subcommittee chair, and as requested by the WCI partners, ask that any comments you have be sent through them.

WCI Subcommittees & Washington State staff*

REPORTING
Chair:	Jim Norton, New Mexico
WA staff:	Stu Clark, Ecology
ALLOCATIONS
Chair:	Steve Owens, Arizona
WA staff:	Spencer Reeder, Ecology
	Janice Adair, Ecology
OFFSETS
Chair:	Tim Lesuik, British Columbia
WA staff:	Spencer Reeder, Ecology
	Greg Nothstein, CTED
SCOPE
Chair:	Michael Gibbs, California
WA staff:	Spencer Reeder, Ecology
ELECTRICITY
Chair:	David Van'tHof, Oregon
WA staff:	Spencer Reeder, Ecology
	Hedia Adelsman, Ecology

* Ecology is the Washington State Department of Ecology
  CTED is the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.

Other WCI Staff information:
Chair: Janice Adair, Washington
Co-Chair: Steve Owens, Arizona
Project Manager: Pat Cummins, Western Governors Association