Climate Change Policy Options

Policy and market measures can play a critical role in Ohio’s ability to deal with climate change in a way that helps our state’s economy and environment. States that act to address climate change will be the first to modernize their economies, products, and services. Delay or failure to act places us at risk.

Section 3 of the OEC’s Ohio Climate Road Map Part One (PDF) covers industry incubation, diesel clean up initiatives, electric system modernization, transition to new travel and freight systems, updating of heating and industrial systems, agricultural and forestry practices and other policy and market opportunities.

While the Ohio Climate Road Map Part One focuses on Ohio’s climate change perspective, Part Two recommends policy options for methane emission reduction, cleaner diesel, wind and solar, vehicle efficiency, electric heating and efficiency, greenhouse gas market expansion, bioproducts, carbon bio sequestration, carbon sequestration technology, and low or no-carbon energy systems.

Together, these reports continue our discussion of how technological solutions and policy and market actions can provide Ohio with an important start down the road toward climate stabilization.