Monday, December 17, 2018

Reminder: State Climate Change Interagency Council to meet Wednesday

<p>The state&rsquo;s cabinet secretaries will gather on Wednesday for the inaugural meeting of the N.C . Climate Change Interagency Council.&nbsp; The Interagency Council was established by Governor Cooper&rsquo;s Executive Order No. 80 and directed cabinet agencies to coordinate their efforts to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.&nbsp;&nbsp; N.C. Department of Environmental Quality&rsquo;s Secretary Michael S. Regan will serve as the council chair.</p>
Raleigh
Dec 17, 2018

The state’s cabinet secretaries will gather on Wednesday for the inaugural meeting of the N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council.  The Interagency Council was established by Governor Cooper’s Executive Order No. 80 and directed cabinet agencies to coordinate their efforts to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.   N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan will serve as the council chair.

WHEN:          9:30 AM Wednesday, December 19, 2018
WHAT:          N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council
WHERE:       William G. Ross Environmental Conference Center
                        Nature Research Center
                        121 West Jones Street
                        Raleigh, NC 27603

The meeting is open to the public and there will be an opportunity for individuals and organizations to provide input to cabinet agencies on their implementation of the Executive Order. Comments will be limited to two minutes and speakers will have the opportunity to sign up for speaking time when they arrive at the meeting.

More information on the Interagency Council meeting agenda and a link to view the livestream of the meeting can be found at deq.nc.gov/climate-council.

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