Global warming legislation was enacted for the first time in
Pennsylvania July 10, when Gov. Ed Rendell signed the
Pennsylvania Climate Change Act. The measure was overwhelmingly
approved earlier this month by both houses of the Pennsylvania
General Assembly.
A coal-rich state, Pennsylvania emits 1 percent of the
world's greenhouse gases responsible for global
warming, more than the emissions of 105 developing countries
combined.
The Climate Change Act is immediately effective and
will:
- Require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection ("DEP") to conduct an annual inventory
of greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions in all sectors,
specifically but not limited to transportation, electricity
generation, industrial, commercial, mineral and natural
resources, production of alternative fuel, agricultural, and
domestic sectors, and through such inventory, to establish
