2024 Draft Climate Recommendations
Draft climate recommendations from the Maine Climate Council.
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About this process
By law, the Maine Climate Council is working to deliver an update to Maine Won't Wait, the state's four-year climate action plan, by Dec. 1, 2024. On June 18, 2024, the Council was presented with draft climate strategies compiled by its expert working groups and task forces for potential inclusion in the update. Mainers from across the state provided their thoughts and questions at in-person meetings, community events, youth engagement sessions, and through online surveys to inform the updated report.
The draft recommendations are organized by working group and/or task force below. Each section has a slide summary of the draft recommendations and a link to the full draft recommendations. After reading the draft recommendations, we invite you to complete our short survey about how each draft recommendation may fit with your community.
Provide your input by September 20, 2024
Input and feedback on the draft recommendations are welcome, to help the Council develop its update to Maine Won't Wait. In addition to the methods below, public meetings about the climate plan are taking place in locations across the state. Please subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook or Instagram, to be notified then those meetings are scheduled. Thank you for your partnership in this important work. (All surveys closed on September 20, 2024.)
Maine Climate Council Resources
- Climate Council Website
- Climate Council Meeting Calendar
- Maine Won't Wait (PDF)
- 2024 Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine (Executive Summary) (Full PDF)
- Maine.gov/ClimatePlan
- Subscribe to the Climate Newsletter
- Climate & Me: Climate Change and Maine Youth
2024 Draft Strategies & Recommendations
Buildings, Infrastructure and Housing Working Group
The Buildings, Infrastructure, and Housing Working Group evaluated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, infrastructure, and housing, and actions for adaptation and increased resiliency to climate change.
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Coastal and Marine Working Group
The Coastal and Marine Working Group evaluated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coastal and marine sectors, as well as actions for adaptation and increased resiliency to climate change.
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Community Resilience Working Group
The Community Resilience Working Group evaluated strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change, as well as strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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Energy Working Group
The Energy Working Group evaluated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, as well as actions for adaptation and increased resiliency to climate change.
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Natural and Working Lands Working Group
The Natural and Working Lands Working Group evaluated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the natural and working lands sector, as well as actions for adaptation and increased resiliency to climate change.
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Transportation Working Group
The Transportation Working Group evaluated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, as well as actions for adaptation and increased resiliency to climate change.
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Materials Management Task Force
The Materials Management Task Force evaluated solid waste management strategies and actions to reduce emissions from waste and materials management to complement the existing strategies outlined in Maine Won’t Wait.
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Land Use Discussion Group
The Land Use Discussion Group evaluated strategies related to encouraging compact development to reduce existing and avoid future transportation emissions, prevent the conversion of natural and working lands, and reduce climate risks.
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