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| Climate Change Policy |
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 | Westar Energy recognizes the growing concerns regarding the threat of climate change and believes our industry must take a leadership role in this debate. It must be understood that climate change is a global problem requiring global solutions guided by sound science, objective engineering and out best economic information. |
At the federal level the solution must be comprehensive, far-sighted and recognize all sources of greenhouse gases. The Westar Climate Change Policy and its Climate Change Principles, together represent the shared commitment of all Westar employees to protect and enhance the environment while providing safe, reliable and reasonably priced energy service.
- We will intensify our efforts to make reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to provide safe, reliable and reasonably priced energy service.
- We will base greenhouse gas reduction strategies on sound science, objective engineering and best available economic information.
- We will support science-based education on climate change, its causes and how consumer choices can affect energy consumption.
- We will support public policies and initiatives to accelerate the development and use of environmentally beneficial and cost effective strategies for:
- energy efficiency programs for both customers and Westar's own operations
- zero - or low - emissions generation technologies
- renewable energy resources
- carbon capture and storage technologies
- We will support public policies and initiatives that recognize early actions or investments made to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
- We will support public policies and initiatives that recognize and correct for possible extreme financial consequences that could result from the imposition of greenhouse gas regulations.
- We will support compliance timelines for greenhouse gas reductions consistent with the expected development and commercialization of technology solutions.
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Review our Environmental Policy and Principles.
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