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Climate, Energy and Commerce Advisory Committee

The CECAC was tasked with considering, evaluating, and compiling a multi-sector set of recommended policy options and presenting them to the Governor. Appointed by the Governor, the CECAC comprises a diverse group of stakeholders bringing broad perspective and expertise to the topic of climate change in South Carolina. Members represent the following sectors: energy, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, tourism and recreation, heath care, non-governmental organizations, academia, and state and local government. Click here to learn more about the CECAC and the process it followed.

List of Members of the CECAC

Final CECAC Report

The separate sections of the final report are posted below. A compilation of the entire report—in two sections for easier downloading—is also provided. 

Part 1 Compilation   Cover through Chapter 7 (121 pp, 669 kb)

Part 2 Compilation   Appendixes A through L (532 pp, 3,399kb)

Part 1: Front Matter and Chapters

Cover (1 p, 7 kb)

Table of Contents (1 p, 9 kb)  

Acknowledgments (1 p, 10 kb)  

Members of CECAC (1 p, 10 kb) 

Acronyms and Abbreviations (6 pp, 17 kb) 

Executive Summary (19 pp, 147 kb)

Chapter 1 – Background and Overview (23 pp, 165 kb) 

Chapter 2 – Inventory and Projections of GHG Emissions (10 pp, 123 kb)    

Chapter 3 – Cross-Cutting Issues (8 pp, 48 kb)

Chapter 4 – Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors (13 pp, 69 kb) 

Chapter 5 – Energy Supply (10 pp, 58 kb)

Chapter 6 – Transportation and Land Use (11 pp, 63 kb) 

Chapter 7 – Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management  (15 pp, 86 kb) 

Part 2: Appendixes     

A. Governor Sanford's Executive Order Initiating the CECAC Process (3 pp, 518 kb) 

B. Description of CECAC Process (13 pp, 52 kb) 

C. Members of Technical Work Groups (4 pp, 18 kb) 

D. GHG Emissions Inventory and Reference Case Projections (1 p, 11 kb) 

E. Methods for Quantification (11 pp, 56 kb) 

F. Cross-Cutting Issues – Policy Recommendations (30 pp, 170 kb)  

G. Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors – Policy Recommendations (87 pp, 437 kb)

H. Energy Supply – Policy Recommendations (50 pp, 263 kb)

I. Transportation and Land Use – Policy Recommendations (85 pp, 376 kb)

J. Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management – Policy Recommendations (143 pp, 752 kb) 

K. References (36 pp, 121 kb)  

L. Public Comments (70 pp, 875 kb)


CECAC Steps for Preparation of Draft and Final Report

Key Dates:

  • Friday, May 30 – Revised Policy Option Descriptions posted with redline edits for CECAC Member review. (These are a follow-up to Meeting #7 incorporating decisions made at that meeting.) Revised meeting summary and document on methods of quantification also posted for review. For copies, see below.                                                                                                                    
  • Friday, June 6 – Post full Draft Report.                                                                                                                       
  • Friday, June 18 – Deadline for CECAC members to provide comments on Draft Report                                                                                                                      
  • Tuesday, June 24 – Post Revised Draft Report with comments provided by CECAC members on the Draft Report.
    Note: The redline edits are proposed changes by individual members for discussion by the full CECAC on July 1. 
                                                                                                                     
  • Tuesday, July 1  – CECAC holds conference call (open to the public) for CECAC Members to provide their views on the suggested changes in the Revised Draft Report. Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.  The toll free number is: 1-800-704-9804 -- public participant access code: 542 628# 
  • Wednesday, July 9 - Deadline for CECAC Member comments on Revised Draft.                                                                                                                           
  • Thursday, July 24 – CECAC holds conference call (open to the public) for CECAC Members to revise comments submitted on July 9. Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. 
    The toll free number is: 1-800-704-9804 -- public participant access code: 542 628# 


Meetings and Documents 

Information on and documents related to Meetings 1-7 can be found here.



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