The National Mining Association (NMA) will lead the industry effort to produce a work plan in collaboration with DOE and EPA. The plan will include the industry's proposed implementation actions to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity by 2012 and a schedule for achieving its commitments. The industry group, with the assistance of DOE and EPA, will implement the actions. It is anticipated that the work plan may contain four major components:
Element 1: Emission measurement and reporting protocols
Emission measurement and reporting protocols relate to various "Actions" of the industry group's Climate VISION letter of intent.
Element 2: Identify/implement near-term, cost-effective opportunities
The identification and implementation of near-term, cost-effective actions to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity relates to the industry group's initial goal of decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions intensity over the period 2002 to 2012 and to various "Actions" of the industry group's Climate VISION letter of intent.
Element 3: Develop cross-sector projects for reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity
Development of cross-sector projects relates to the industry group's initial goal of decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions intensity over the period 2002 to 2012 and to various "Actions" of the industry group's Climate VISION letter of intent.
Element 4: Accelerate investment in R&D and commercialization of advanced technology
Development and commercialization of new technology relates to the industry group's desire to reinforce or establish with DOE a collaborative R&D/technology commercialization program focused on technologies that can reduce its greenhouse gas emission intensity by 2012.
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