{"id":4660,"date":"2023-10-05T13:14:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:33:39","slug":"maryland-leads-by-example-by-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emission-in-state-government-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/2023\/10\/05\/maryland-leads-by-example-by-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emission-in-state-government-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Maryland Leads by Example by Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission in State Government Operations<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><b>BALTIMORE, MD <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; The\u00a0 Maryland Department of General Services\u2019 Office of Energy &amp; Sustainability is today reporting an approximate\u00a0 21% greenhouse gas emission reduction across the state agency building portfolio of 91.7 million square feet compared to 2018 levels. Maryland <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov\/partners\/state-maryland\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the emissions reduction through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Better Climate Challenge, which creates a goal to reduce portfolio-wide greenhouse gas emissions from state government operations by at least 50% within 10 years without the use of offsets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Moore-Miller Administration went a step beyond the Better Climate Challenge when the Governor issued an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/governor.maryland.gov\/Lists\/ExecutiveOrders\/Attachments\/10\/EO_01.01.2023.07%20Leading%20by%20Example%20in%20State%20Government.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">executive order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that set in motion a goal to reduce by 20% the energy used in state government,\u201d said the Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Atif Chaudhry. \u201cThe 21% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is an outstanding benchmark in reaching the state\u2019s goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the greenhouse gas reduction goal, Maryland agreed to pursue a 15% energy efficiency target as part of its decarbonization strategy, develop a statewide greenhouse gas reduction plan, participate in working groups to exchange best practices with other partners, and report state government\u2019s greenhouse gas reduction performance annually for 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department will continue to coordinate with the University System of Maryland campuses and other state agencies in the effort to achieve the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Better Climate Challenge emissions reduction goal and Governor Moore\u2019s energy reduction goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About DGS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The Department of General Services is responsible for essential services and programs administered on behalf of the state, including but not limited to procuring goods and services; designing, building, leasing, managing and maintaining facilities; leading energy conservation efforts; administering the state\u2019s Capital Grants Program; and providing essential services such as inventory control, disposition of surplus property and records management. The Department of General Services Maryland Capitol Police maintains safety and security with statewide jurisdiction in state-owned buildings, state leased facilities, and surrounding areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALTIMORE, MD &#8211; The\u00a0 Maryland Department of General Services\u2019 Office of Energy &amp; Sustainability is today reporting an approximate\u00a0 21% greenhouse gas emission reduction across the state agency building portfolio of 91.7 million square feet compared to 2018 levels. Maryland reported the emissions reduction through a partnership with the U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/2023\/10\/05\/maryland-leads-by-example-by-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emission-in-state-government-operations\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4664,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4660\/revisions\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}