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Issue brief volume 20-23
Pub. Date
2020.
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In 2019, Colorado enacted House Bill 19-1261, establishing statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals. Colorado also enacted Senate Bill 19-096, requiring the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to promulgate rules to collect and report on GHG data and to implement measures to meet these GHG emissions reduction goals. This issue brief provides an overview of AQCC...
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2016.
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Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard (RES) has been in effect since 2004, but in 2013, coal mine methane (CMM) and synthetic gas produced by pyrolysis of municipal solid waste (MSW) were added as eligible energy resources as long as the renewable energy projects are greenhouse (GHG) neutral. The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for project developers and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to assess the GHG-neutrality of...
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2020.
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For the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), GDS Associates, Inc. (GDS) completed a modeling analysis of the market potential for beneficial electrification in Colorado. Beneficial electrification is an emerging trend across the United States. With the electricity sector making major movements in many states to reduce reliance on coal and other fossil fuels, electricity is being looked to as a solution for reducing the consumption of other fossil fuels --...
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2020.
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This report is a companion to a beneficial electrification modeling report. The modeling report estimated the potential for residential, commercial, and industrial building electrification from 2021-2030 to help Colorado meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. This market barriers and policy report presents additional information on the current market challenges to beneficial electrification in Colorado and presents recommendations for...
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2015.
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The objective of the Colorado State Fleet Opportunity Assessment is to outline near-term, cost-effective opportunities for the State to work toward its petroleum reduction and air quality goals. The State of Colorado owns, operates, and maintains a large and diverse fleet of vehicles and equipment that is essential to the many agencies serving its citizens.
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2019.
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The Colorado Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2019 Update, including projections to 2020 and 2030, is a summary of Colorado's estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks from 1990 to 2030. This update is the latest in a series of inventories of Colorado GHG emissions and sinks, and the second inventory completed using the EPA State Inventory Tool (SIT) model. The SIT model is intended to automate the calculation of emission estimates in a manner consistent...
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2007.
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Unwanted climate change is resulting from the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere by human activity. To avoid the serious and potentially catastrophic environmental, economic and health consequences associated with an increasing global temperature, global emissions of GHGs must be slowed, stopped and reduced. Emission reductions will require changes in energy policy, sustainable development, as well as market-based policies for...
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2019.
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The purpose of this document is to provide a preliminary, objective evaluation of the potential to produce renewable natural gas ("RNG," also "biomethane") from the major sources of organic waste in Colorado, and use it in the state's on-road transportation market. As a large state with significant agricultural activity and a growing population, Colorado has a significant potential resource for producing RNG, at wastewater facilities; landfills; from...
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2015.
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The producing formations of the Denver-Julesburg Basin are currently being economically recovered in the Greater Wattenberg Area (GWA) of north-central Colorado for gas and oil condensate. Production has occurred mainly in southwestern Weld County. Data and trend analysis were performed to assess the distribution and long-term changes in the groundwater quality in the GWA. The intent of the analysis was to identify any short or long-term trends that...
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2010.
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On March 20, 2008, Colorado State University announced it's intent to "seek environmental solutions that include making CSU carbon neutral in a rapid time frame." Subsequently, CSU committed to signing the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), whereby CSU agrees to set climate neutrality as a long-term climate goal. As a land-grant university and home to the Colorado State Forest Service, CSU has unique opportunities...
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