Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission

The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission advises ผู้ว่าการรัฐ and หน่วยงานของรัฐ on strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare Hawaii for the impacts of climate change, รวมถึง sea level rise, increased storm intensity, and threats to freshwater resources. พัฒนาข้อเสนอแนะ on clean energy transition, coastal resilience, transportation electrification, and natural carbon sequestration. The commission's work supports implementation of Hawaii's statutory clean energy and carbon neutrality goals.

Climate change poses existential risks to Hawaii's coastal communities, water supplies, and reef ecosystems, making this commission's work directly relevant to where residents live and how the state prepares. สมาชิกในชุมชนสามารถ engage through การประชุมสาธารณะ, comment periods, and by tracking whether the commission's ข้อเสนอแนะ are implemented by สภานิติบัญญัติ and executive agencies.