Executive Order 2005-02

Climate Change Advisory Group

WHEREAS, the Western Governors Association has recognized that, ?Climate variability has
impacted the West in recent years, including very signi?cant droughts across much of the
region,? and

WHEREAS, Arizona and other Western States have particular concerns about the impacts of
climate change and climate variability on our environment, including the potential for prolonged
drought, severe forest ?res, warmer temperatures, increased snowmelt, reduced snow pack and
other effects; and

WHEREAS, the Western Governors Association has recognized that, ?The failure to take
appropriate actions to address global climate change risks economic, environmental and societal
damage,? and

WHEREAS, scienti?c consensus has developed that increasing emissions of carbon dioxide
(C02), methane and other greenhouse gases released to the atmosphere are affecting the Earth?s
climate; and

WHEREAS, there is growing interest in the United States in state-level actions to address the
effects of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; and

WHEREAS, a number of states are addressing climate change and greenhouse gas emissions on
an individual and/0r regional basis, including through the West Coast Governor?s Climate
Change Initiative, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and other collaborations; and

WHEREAS, actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including increasing energy
ef?ciency, conserving natural resources and developing renewable energy sources, may have
multiple bene?ts including economic development, job creation, cost savings, and improved air
quality; and

WHEREAS, a stakeholder process to address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in
Arizona can build upon the work of, and further address issues raised by, the Energy
Ef?ciency/Renewable Energy Working Group, the Essential Services Task Force, the Forest
Health Advisory and Forest Health Oversight Councils, the Drought Task Force, the Governor?s
Ef?ciency Review and other efforts of the State;

NOW THEREFORE, 1, Janet Napolitano, Governor of the State of Arizona, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this State, do hereby order the following
actions to address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in Arizona:

1. The Climate Change Advisory Group is established and charged with the
development of recommendations to the Governor to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in Arizona, recognizing Arizona?s interests in continued growth, economic
development and energy security.

2. The Climate Change Advisory Group shall be organized and coordinated by the
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

3. The Climate Change Advisory Group shall not exceed 36 members each of whom
shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Commission
members should represent the scope and diversity that this issue holds for Arizona.
They should include representatives ?om some or all of the following sectors:

Electric Power Generation
Fossil Fuel Industry
Manufacturing/Mining
Agriculture/Forestry
Construction/Building
Tourism/Recreation

Health Care
Non-Governmental Organizations
Indian Tribes

State and Local Government
General Public

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4. The Climate Change Advisory Group shall produce an inventory of greenhouse gas
emissions in Arizona and their sources by June 30, 2005.

5. The Climate Change Advisory Group shall produce a Climate Change Action Plan
with recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Arizona, to be
submitted to the Governor by June 30, 2006.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be af?xed the Great Seal of the State of

Arizona.


DONE at the Capitol in Phoenix on this ifwjday of
February in the Year Two Thousand Five and of the
independence of the United States of America the Two
Hundred Twenty-Ninth.



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