Noa Dalzell
Minnesota Governor Signs Executive Order Calling for Climate Action
Minnesota — the second fastest-warming state in the country — is moving swiftly to address the climate crisis. On Monday, December 2nd, Governor Tim Walz signed a climate-focused Executive Order calling for the state to create two new government bodies:...
Nevada Governor Signs Executive Order Calling for Market-Based Mechanisms
On November 22nd, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed an Executive Order calling for a new statewide climate strategy that will include market-based mechanisms and other greenhouse gas emissions-reducing policies. Sisolak, serving in his first year as Governor of a state...
Oregon advocates ready for strong climate policy in 2020 — no matter what
It was a sweltering afternoon — just one of many in the warmest June ever recorded on Earth — and it was primed to be a historic one. Advocates, mobilized by the broad-based Renew Oregon coalition, rushed to the Capitol...
eXchange ’19 Mid-Atlantic: Vision & Opportunity for Climate Action in the Region
This week, Climate XChange held the Mid-Atlantic Carbon Solutions Summit, a second in a series of regional gatherings we are holding this fall. Earlier this month, the team spent the week in New Mexico for our Southwest Summit, and in...
Pennsylvania is joining RGGI — and that’s big news
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order directing the Department of Environmental Protection to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The state’s entry into RGGI marks the program’s largest expansion since its inception more than a decade...
The Climate Leadership Council Proposal: Here’s What You Need to Know
Earlier this month, a broad coalition of industry and conservative groups united as the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) released a carbon pricing proposal that is expected to be released later this year. The proposal has not yet been introduced in...
Denver Carbon Price Tabled in Favor of Resiliency Office
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously popularized the term “laboratories of democracy” to describe states’ unique ability to implement new laws and put new ideas to the test. In recent years, however, cities have taken up this mantle of innovation,...
Wisconsin Aims to Fully Decarbonize Electricity by 2050
On August 16th, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed an executive order calling for the state’s energy usage to be 100% carbon free by 2050, making Wisconsin the first state in the Midwest with a 100% clean electricity commitment. It...
It’s raining carbon pricing bills on Capitol Hill: a comparative look
Since the 116th Congress began in January, seven carbon pricing bills have been introduced at the federal level, four of them in the last month. Some of these bills will do a better job at effectively and equitably reducing emissions...