Center for Climate Strategies

Since 2007, CCS has provided a variety of technical and facilitative support to the state of Maryland and its stakeholders for the development and implementation of climate mitigation and adaptation action plans, including in-depth analyses of baselines and multi objective response options. These include:

• In 2007-2008 CCS developed the “Final Maryland Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reference Case” published in June 2007. 
• In 2007, CCS provided facilitation and technical for development of the “Climate Action Plan Interim Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 14, 2008” through the Maryland Commission on Climate Change (pages 59-63). 
• In 2007-2008, CCS provided technical support to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Climate Commission for development of the Maryland Climate Action Plan “Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Phase I: Sea-level rise and coastal storms,” published in August 2008. 
• On November 6, 2009, CCS released the "Southern Regional Economic Assessment of Climate Policy Options and Review of Economic Studies of Climate Policy" for the Southern Governor’s Climate Initiative, including review of the regional scale up potential for Maryland climate mitigation actions.
• On December 14, 2011 CCS helped the Maryland Department of the Environment launch the Transportation and Land Use Strategies Work Group to identify new actions to spur economic growth, save energy, and integrate Chesapeake Bay protection efforts with energy and transportation programs. 
• CCS provided technical support to enable Maryland's transportation and clean energy programs to meet targets of the Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (GGRA) through its “Special Report: Enhancements to The Empower Maryland And Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standard Clean Energy Programs” published July 24, 2013. 
• From 2010-2014 CCS provided financing support to the Maryland Clean Energy Center through Loan Loss Reserves and SEP Grants.
• On December 19, 2019 CCS released a Policy Review of Governor Hogan's Greenhouse Gas Act Draft Plan for 2019, and press briefing.
• On November 12, 2020 CCS published a new report, Macroeconomic and Fiscal Impacts of Expanded Uility-Scale Solar in Maryland