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    WGA's 2023 Winter Meeting

    The 2023 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association, hosted by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon in beautiful Jackson Hole, will feature the Western Governors in public policy discussions with Cabinet Secretaries, national thought leaders, and industry experts about the most critical issues facing the region.

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    CHAIR INITIATIVE

    Decarbonizing the West

    Decarbonizing the West is the 2024 WGA Chair Initiative of Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The initiative will examine how carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, including direct air capture (DAC), can position western states at the forefront of emerging carbon markets and reduce the effects of carbon emissions on the environment.

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    INITIATIVE REPORT

    The Heat Beneath Our Feet

    The central policy initiative of WGA's 2023 Chair, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, examined opportunities for and barriers to the increased deployment of geothermal energy technologies for both electricity generation and heating and cooling systems in western states, which contain the vast majority of high-yield geothermal energy capacity in the U.S. Through a rigorous stakeholder process that included four workshops, six tours, a public survey, and a webinar series, the Heat Beneath Our Feet initiative generated recommendations for accelerating the development and deployment of geothermal energy in the West.

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    POLICY

    Resolutions

    Western Governors formally approved six policy resolutions during their annual executive session at the end of WGA’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Boulder, Colorado. The resolutions represent the Governors’ collective policy on western agriculture, rural development, broadband connectivity, veterans, missing and murdered indigenous people, and infrastructure permitting.

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    HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION

    Celebrate the West

    The Western Governors’ Foundation is excited to announce the state winners of the eighth annual Celebrate the West regional art competition.

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    WGA Winter Meeting, Nov. 6-8, 2023, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    WGA Annual Meeting June 10-12, 2024, Olympic Valley, California

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    09/15/2023
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    Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Launches WGA Chair Initiative Decarbonizing th...
    08/31/2023
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    Decarbonizing the West initiative survey
    08/03/2023
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    WGA releases its 2023 Annual Report
    08/01/2023
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    CHAIR'S INITIATIVE

    Decarbonizing the West

    By Wyoming
    Mark Gordon

    Decarbonizing the West is the 2024 WGA Chair initiative of Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The initiative will examine how decarbonization strategies and technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, direct air capture (DAC), and natural sequestration can position western states at the forefront of innovation and reduce the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Through a series of workshops and webinars, WGA will convene federal, state, local, tribal, and industry stakeholders to explore issues and themes relevant to the development and deployment of carbon dioxide removal technologies, including statutory and regulatory barriers, technical advancements and challenges, and emerging applications for carbon. An initiative report will be released at the conclusion of the initiative in summer 2024.

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