Gov. Janet Mills has called for a new, concerted state effort to coordinate Maine’s efforts to deal with climate change. The Maine Climate Council launches on Sept. 26. We’ll hear from key members about the goals and challenges for the council. This show is scheduled to coincide with the UN Climate Action Summit, where Mills will address the UN General Assembly.
This story is part of a week-long reporting project Covering Climate Now by Maine Public and more than 300 other news outlets around the world. The series comes in advance of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday Sept. 23 in New York. More information here.
Guests
Jerry Reid, commissioner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection; co-chair, Maine Climate Council
Dan Burgess, director, Maine Governor's Energy Office
Kathy Mills (by phone), research scientist, Gulf of Maine Research Institute; member, Maine Climate Council’s Climate and Marine Working Group; author, Northeast chapter, National Climate Assessment
Susie Arnold (by phone), marine scientist, Island Institute
Ania Wright (by phone), youth member, State Climate Council; senior, College of the Atlantic
Resources
- Maine Public: Covering Climate Now
- Maine Public: Aquaculture's Next Wave
- Maine Public: Beyond 350
- Thousands Of Students Gather Across Maine To Demand Action On Climate Change
- Mills To Address UN General Assembly About The Effects Of Climate Change In Maine
- Mills Names Members Of New Maine Council On Climate Change
- Mills Names Former House Speaker Hannah Pingree To Head New Office Of Innovation
- UMaine: Ocean And Coastal Acidification In Maine
- Pingree’s Bill to Support Coastal Communities Dealing with Ocean Acidification Passes House
- NOAA National Centers For Environmental Information Maine Climate Summary
- Gulf of Maine, Explained: The Warming Gulf of Maine
- Island Institute: Climate Impacts
- Maine DEP Emissions Inventory Program
- EPA: Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- EIA: Renewable Energy Explained
- EIA: Maine Overview
- NOAA: Ocean Acidification
- Efficiency Maine: At Work
- Maine Green Power Program