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Climate Actions

America's electric companies support efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—and they are willing to do their part. Even as electric companies work hard to meet the increasing demands of consumers, they are strongly commited to reducing the environmental impact of electric generation. As an industry, the electric power sector has implemented flexible and cost-effective programs to mitigate GHG emissions for several years.

Climate Change Resources

• Get the facts on key provisions that should be included in any climate change legislation.
• Read EEI's Global Climate Change Principles.

Proven Progress

• Learn about the Climate Challenge Program  - to date, the world's largest and most successful voluntary initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Continued Commitment

• Power Partners^SM – EEI, together with the rest of the electric power industry, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to create Power Partners^SM—a joint government-industry initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Through Power Partners^SM, the power sector and DOE are working together to develop and implement voluntary climate actions to sustain economic growth. As a part of this effort, we have developed the Power Partners^SM Resource Guide (PPRG) to help companies identify GHG emission or emission intensity reduction opportunities and find the latest, "state-of-the-art" information on a variety of topic areas through the use of links to credible Web sites.
  • Power Partners^SM Resource Guide includes hundreds of useful sources.
  • Annual Report highlights industry progress (January 2007).
  • Overview Brochure about PowerPartners^SM.
  • Advertisement that launched the industry's participation in 2003.
  • Press release on the Power Partners rollout.
  • EEI's letter to the Department of Energy.
• Climate Change White Paper - On February 2, 2006, Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) released a White Paper on Climate Change, which seeks input to a series of questions about design issues for consideration in developing a mandatory, greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
  • Design Elements of a Mandatory Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System  (White Paper)
  • EEI Responses to White Paper Questions 
  • EEI Comments-Supporting Graphics  
  • Oral Testimony of Michael G. Morris on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Climate Conference - April 4, 2006
• EEI Industry Initiatives – Industry initiatives involving EEI members:
  • Power Partners^SM 
  • PowerTree Carbon Company LLC
  • Coal Combustion Products Partnership
  • Harvesting the Wind 
  • Biomass for Electricity Generation 
  • International Power Partnerships 
  • Electric Utility Hybrid Trucking Group 
  • EEI member companies  participating in Power Partners^SM.
• EEI Member Company Actions - What individual EEI member companies are doing about the climate issue:
  • 'Green Power' Programs  give consumers the option to lower CO₂ emissions.
  • Voluntary Climate Efforts  are generating electricity without generating CO₂ emissions.
  • Climate Leader Commitments  enabled electric companies to record substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions.
  • Use Electricity Wisely - Electric companies are helping their customers to save money while also protecting the environment.

For More Information

• Please send an e-mail to environment@eei.org.

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