Kristen Soares

Webinar Recap: 2024 State Climate Policy Trends — What’s on the Horizon This Year

As state legislative sessions begin around the country, staying up to date with the latest policy trends is essential for any climate actor. We invited a panel of experts to explore what climate policies are being introduced this year and...

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Webinar Recap: Clearing the Air — Strategies for Effective State Methane Abatement Policies

As electrification efforts increase demand for energy in the U.S., oil and natural gas are likely sources to meet new energy needs — at least in the short-term. However, the extraction, transportation, and processing of oil and gas are collectively...

Webinar Recap: Climate Action Planning — Best Practices for Climate Pollution Reduction Grants and Beyond

With $5 billion in federal funding for climate planning through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG), nearly every state is developing or revising their strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to inform their Priority Climate Action Plan...

Delivering on Justice40: Perspectives from State Agency Staff

Delivering on Justice40: Perspectives from State Agency Staff This report surveys the barriers that state agency staff face when deploying federal climate and clean energy funds to priority communities. Based on interviews with 16 state agency managers of Justice40 covered programs,...

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Webinar Recap: The State of State Climate Ambition — Modeling Policy Progress and Opportunities with RMI

As legislative sessions wrap up across the country and billions of federal climate dollars continue flowing to states, identifying priorities for future policy action is critical. To help states understand these opportunities, RMI partnered with Climate XChange on 20 State...

Webinar Recap: Anti-ESG Legislation — Why it Matters and What States Can Do

States across the country have seen a wave of legislative attempts to prevent state governments from contracting with companies that consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their investments. These “anti-ESG” bills take various forms, including “boycott bills,” which...

Building State Capacity to Unlock Federal Climate Dollars: Insights from the State Funding Readiness Project

Sharing lessons learned across state lines is becoming increasingly important as states across the country begin implementing new federal climate dollars in their communities. Building capacity and providing technical assistance is essential to ensure state governments and their partners can...

Webinar Recap: Capitalizing on Climate Cash — State Strategies for Leveraging Federal Funding

With hundreds of billions of climate dollars unlocked by recent federal funding initiatives, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), states must be prepared to receive and leverage their money for climate and...

Webinar Recap: 2023 State Climate Policy Trends — What’s on the Horizon This Year

As state legislative sessions begin around the country, staying up to date with the latest policy trends is essential for any climate actor. In this webinar, Climate XChange invited a group of experts to explore what climate policies are being...