EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP)
Presented by the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association
The Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) has created a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) to promote policies, practices, and technologies that reduce pollution, create high-quality jobs, drive economic growth, and enhance the quality of life for all Midwest Tribes. Funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG), this plan focuses on reducing harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, addressing environmental injustices, and empowering community-driven solutions in Midwest Tribal communities.
To maximize the grant’s impact, MTERA partnered with eight Midwest Tribes. This plan’s analysis is grounded in the data and insight from this eight-Tribe subset of EPA Region 5 Tribes. The results and strategies are designed to be broadly applicable to Tribes across the Midwest regardless of where each is at in their climate action planning process – providing insight on major sources of GHG emissions by sector, the relative emissions reduction impacts, benefits, and costs of measures, and the process towards their implementation.
While several sections within this CCAP are a deep dive into the analysis of the eight participating Tribes, the findings and strategies from this CCAP are designed to be broadly applicable to Tribes throughout Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Section 1.2: How to Read this Report & Summary of CCAP Sections provides an overview of each section and how it may be a helpful resource for Midwest Tribes in planning for implementing emissions reductions projects.
Based on the findings from this CCAP, MTERA has developed a GHG Emissions Reduction Measures tool that can be used by all Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Tribes to provide estimates of GHG reductions, cost estimates, and cost per emissions reduced associated with specific implementation activities of MTERA priority measures. This tool is intended to support CPRG project selection.
For more details on how to best utilize this report, along with the GHG Emissions Reduction Measures tool, please read the CCAP report.
Additional Resources
Priority Climate Action Plan Combined Appendices (This document is now outdated with the publishing of the CCAP. For the most up-to-date information please refer to the CCAP instead.)
Please reach out to contactus@mtera.org with any questions regarding these resources.