Oregon Global Warming Commission to Meet June 25 in Portland

Contact:
Angus Duncan 503-248-7695

SALEM — The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Monday, June 25, 2018. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m., and the public meeting will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Skybridge Room at the World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St, Portland OR 97204.

A listen-only call-in line will be available for those who cannot attend the meeting. Please call 1-888-204-5984, then use access code 1763644. Please be sure to mute your telephone line during the meeting and do not place the line on hold, as it will cause hold music to play for all participants.

At the meeting, the Commission plans to welcome new members, discuss Oregon’s sector-based greenhouse gas emissions inventory, provide a forest carbon update and overview of Governor’s Office climate activities, and plan for the Commission’s next Report to the Legislature. This will be an informational meeting only; no votes will be taken.

A final agenda and any background documents will be available 24 hours before this meeting at https://www.keeporegoncool.org/meetings/.

If you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Linda Ross at 503-378-6874 or at linda.ross@oregon.gov.

The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature through House Bill 3543. Members were appointed and directed to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming. For more information, visit www.keeporegoncool.org.

To learn about the state’s efforts to address climate change, visit www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Climate-Change.aspx.

Oregon Global Warming Commission Oregon Department of Energy 550 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR, 97301 503-378-4040 Toll-free in Oregon: 1-800-221-8035 Oregon.GWC@oregon.gov