Featured work: analyzing state climate action plans with the Building Blocks of State Climate Policy

This spring, our partners at Climate XChange analyzed the comprehensiveness of US Climate Alliance states’ climate action plans, compared against our Building Blocks of State Climate Policy framework.

They found:

• Only 18 of the 24 states have released draft or final plans.
• Of these, state Climate Action Plans driven by legislative action are 13% percent more comprehensive than those driven by executive order alone.
• Some policy areas are more widespread than others — indicating key areas education and engagement.

States and policies analyzed in Climate XChange’s white paper “How do states plan to meet their climate commitments?” Credit: Climate XChange.

We’re thrilled to see the Building Blocks toolkit being put to use not only by legislators, but also groups like Climate XChange doing critical research & movement support — and we’re excited to continue working collaboratively to ensure state legislators have the resources they need to pass bold, equitable, urgent climate policy.

Check out Climate XChange’s white paper (“How do states plan to meet their climate commitments?”) and our Building Blocks of State Climate Policy toolkit.