This is the Climate Action Plan for Colorado that includes a letter from Gov. Bill Ritter.  It outlines the ways that Colorado will face climate change, and details the plan to get emissions to 20% below 2005 levels by 2020.

In this ambitious first draft of Colorado's plan to reduce emissions, some lofty goals are set.  The whole plan is an interim measure designed to help us on our way towards the ultimate goal of reducing our emissions to 80% below 2005 levels by 2050.  The plan details that we will need to work to develop reporting protocols in order to help us on this path, and that if no plan is passed by Congress in the next year, we will join the Western Climate Initiative. 

Furthermore, the plan sets specific goals for Colorado state government to lead by example, such as reducing overall energy consumption by 20% by 2012, rather than 2020, and reducing petroleum in the state vehicle fleet by 25% by 2012 as well.

This plan is a step in the right direction, and represents a commitment by the state of Colorado to fighting climate change.