Addressing Colorado's Industrial GHG Emissions
OVERVIEW
In July 2021, the Colorado law was changed to include requirements that the State’s Industrial sector must reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 20% by the year 2030, compared to what it released in 2015. The industrial sector in Colorado includes traditional heavy and light manufacturing along with energy use by other non-manufacturing industries like oil and gas, construction, and agricultural operations. These facilities release GHGs and other air pollution when they make products. The Air Pollution Control Division (Division) intends to submit a proposal for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Management for Manufacturing Phase 2 (or GEMM Phase 2) rulemaking to the Air Quality Control Commission in 2023.
VISION DE CONJUNTO
En julio de 2021, se modificó la ley de Colorado para incluir requisitos de que el sector industrial del estado debe reducir sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GHG, por sus siglas en inglés) en un 20% para el año 2030, en comparación con lo publicado en 2015. El sector industrial de Colorado incluye la fabricación tradicional pesada y ligera junto con el uso de energía por parte de otras industrias no manufactureras como el petróleo y el gas, la construcción y las operaciones agrícolas. Estas instalaciones liberan GHG y otros contaminantes del aire cuando fabrican productos. La División de Control de la Contaminación del Aire (División) tiene la intención de presentar una propuesta para la reglamentación de la Fase 2 de Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero y Gestión de la Energía para la Fabricación (o Fase 2 de GEMM) a la Comisión de Control de la Calidad del Aire en 2023.
Draft Rule Language and Summary
You can read the latest draft GEMM 2 rule language here (updated 5/5/23, originally posted 3/10/23). The rule draft is also available in Spanish here. The draft rule is intended to encourage public input and is likely to change before the anticipated Air Quality Control Commission rulemaking hearing in September 2023.
A summary of main GEMM 2 rule concepts (published 4/21/23)
The list of facilities the proposed GEMM 2 rule would apply to can be found here.
If you would like to provide feedback on the draft rule language, please use this comment form. Attachments may be emailed to cdphe.commentsapcd@state.co.us (Subject: GEMM 2).
Stakeholder Opportunities
Previous Listening Sessions:
GEMM Phase 2 Rule Public Listening Session #3
Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. through Zoom
Recording (English) grabación (Español)
Presentation slides: English Spanish
GEMM Phase 2 Rule Public Listening Session #2
Tuesday, February 28th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom
Recording (English) grabación (Español)
April 18-19 GEMM Phase 2 Rule Public Engagement Kick-off Meetings
Recording Presentation Slides: English Spanish
Regla de la Fase 2 Reunión de inicio de participación pública de GEMM - 18 y 19 de abril de 2022
video presentación: Español Inglés
Small Community Conversations / Pequeñas conversaciones comunitarias
The Division organized a series of five small community conversations of to listen to community-specific questions and concerns about the proposed GEMM 2 rule on January 5 (Commerce City), March 7 (Weld County), March 14 (virtual focusing on the Western Slope), March 27 (Jefferson County), and April 11 (virtual).
TO LEARN MORE AND STAY INFORMED
- Check out the GEMM Phase 2 Fact Sheet
- Share your input by filling out this comment form (Note all comments are publicly available but contact information will not be shared.)
- Stay up-to-date on this rulemaking and other ways the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air quality issues by signing up for email updates.
PARA APRENDAR MÁS Y ESTAR INFORMADO
- Visite la página web de la Fase 2 de GEMM
- Comparta su opinión completando este formulario de comentarios (Tenga en cuenta que todos los comentarios están disponibles públicamente, pero la información de contacto no se compartirá.)
- Manténgase actualizado sobre esta reglamentación y otras formas en que el Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado se esfuerza por reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y otros problemas de calidad del aire al registrarse para recibir actualizaciones por correo electrónico.
RULE DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUPS
Two work groups met during the fall and winter of 2022 to inform specific aspects of the GEMM Phase 2 rule development. All meetings were open for the public to listen to.
For information on the GEMM Phase 1 rule, please visit the webpage.