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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">The North Carolina Office of Governor Roy Cooper invites you to join the final <b><i><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;background-color:white">virtual<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">public</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">information</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">session</span> for
 the Deep Decarbonization <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Pathways</span></span> Analysis on<span> </span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Wednesday</span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">,</span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;background-color:yellow"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">January
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">Background:</span></b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"> <b> </b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">In
 January 2022 Governor Cooper signed<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"><a href="https://governor.nc.gov/media/2907/open" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Executive
 Order No. 246</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"> to further North Carolina’s transformation to a clean, equitable economy that creates
 jobs and economic growth throughout the state.  The order directs several new initiatives, including the de</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">velopment<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px"> </span></span><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">of
 a Deep Decarbonization <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Pathways</span></span> Analysis (“<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Pathways</span></span> Analysis”)
 to better understand viable <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">pathways</span></span> to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across North Carolina’s economy by 2050 and interim targets.  The project is analyzing
 various <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">pathways</span></span>- looking at a variety of factors ranging from technology trends to population growth- to help policymakers and stakeholders understand
 the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and sequester carbon, as well as further explore the tradeoffs between different emissions reduction strategies. </span></p>
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<b><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">What to Expect: </span></b><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">State
 officials will provide more<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">information</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span>about the <span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Pathways</span></span> Analysis,
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<span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black">For more<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">information</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span>about
 the<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px">Pathways</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span>Analysis, you can visit:<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;color:black"><a href="https://governor.nc.gov/issues/environment" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">https://governor.nc.gov/issues/environment</span></a></span><span lang="en" style="border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px;color:black"> </span></p>
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