| 45 | | - | WHEREAS, the State recognizes the urgent need to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the environment and public health; and WHEREAS, comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions reporting is essential to understanding the sources and trends of carbon emissions to inform effective mitigation strategies; and WHEREAS, scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions encompass direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting entity; and WHEREAS, scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions encompass indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heat, or steam consumed by a reporting entity; and WHEREAS, scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions encompass indirect emissions along the value chain, such as emissions produced by travel and consumer activity; and WHEREAS, effectively measuring scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions is essential to developing a comprehensive understanding of greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, assessing and reporting scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions are also crucial to identifying opportunities for emissions reduction across public and private sectors and promoting sustainable practices throughout the State; and WHEREAS, establishing transparent methods for scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions reporting is crucial to ensuring consistency, accuracy, and comparability of greenhouse gas emissions data across governmental and nongovernmental sectors; and WHEREAS, identifying transparent methods for reporting on scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions will provide policymakers, businesses, and the public with valuable information to support informed decision-making about climate change mitigation efforts and the advancement of the State's net-zero goals; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to: (1) Consider including an analysis of scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions into its work to track greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to section 342B-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and (2) Include the analysis in its next greenhouse gas emissions inventory report to be submitted pursuant to section 342B-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, if the analysis is included in its work to track greenhouse gas emissions; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Director of Health, and Director of the Hawaii State Energy Office. Report Title: University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization; Study; Scope One, Two, and Three Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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| 45 | + | WHEREAS, the State recognizes the urgent need to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the environment and public health; and WHEREAS, comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions reporting is essential for understanding the sources and trends of carbon emissions to inform effective mitigation strategies; and WHEREAS, scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions encompass direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting entity; and WHEREAS, scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions encompass indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heat, or steam consumed by a reporting entity; and WHEREAS, scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions encompass indirect emissions along the value chain, such as emissions produced by travel and consumer activity; and WHEREAS, effectively measuring scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions is essential to develop a comprehensive understanding of greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, assessing and reporting scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions is also crucial to identify opportunities for emissions reduction across public and private sectors and promoting sustainable practices throughout the State; and WHEREAS, establishing transparent methods for scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions reporting is crucial to ensure consistency, accuracy, and comparability of greenhouse gas emissions data across governmental and nongovernmental sectors; and WHEREAS, identifying transparent methods for reporting on scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions will provide policymakers, businesses, and the public with valuable information to support informed decision-making about climate change mitigation efforts and the advancement of the State's net-zero goals; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization is requested to conduct a study on scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, when conducting its study, is requested to include: (1) Recommendations for employing a comprehensive understanding of scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions to accelerate the State's transition to a clean economy and meet the State's climate change mitigation targets; and (2) An analysis of trends, sources, and impacts of greenhouse gas emissions; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization is requested to submit a report of its study, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Director of the Hawaii State Energy Office, and Executive Director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization; Study; Scope One, Two, and Three Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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