National Policy — policy in action
Alabama
Resources
Plans, reports, green banks, and contacts to explore:
How to Participate
To help advance climate action –– check if your local, state, or national government is proposing new policies, codes, or regulations that champion decarbonization. Local, state, national, and international climate policy tracking tools are included below for easy access.
Join a climate action advocacy group in a well-informed, professional organization to leverage their experience and resources. Consider these respected organizations: Achieving Net Zero / AIA Advocacy / ASLA Advocacy / Carbon Leadership Forum Advocacy / USGBC Advocacy
Alaska
- HBl 374 / 2018
This law enables utilities to offer on-bill financing agreements for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and storage in residences or buildings.
Resources
Plans, reports, green banks, and contacts to explore:
- SB 22 / 2023
An Act relating to the renewable energy grant fund and recommendation program was first established in 200 and supported a hydroelectric project in King Cove, a community-scale solar project in Galena, and hundreds of other energy efficiency programs. Set to expire in 2023, this bill renews the program to 2033.
How to Participate
To help advance climate action –– check if your local, state, or national government is proposing new policies, codes, or regulations that champion decarbonization. Local, state, national, and international climate policy tracking tools are included below for easy access.
Join a climate action advocacy group in a well-informed, professional organization to leverage their experience and resources. Consider these respected organizations: Achieving Net Zero / AIA Advocacy / ASLA Advocacy / Carbon Leadership Forum Advocacy / USGBC Advocacy
Arizona
Designers can play a major role in this comprehensive decarbonization plan, which establishes a timeframe for utilities to fully decarbonize electricity supply by 2050, with interim goals such as cutting carbon emissions in half by 2032 and by 75% by 2040.
Governors from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming agreed to provide a framework for the creation of an Intermountain West EV Corridor that will make it possible to drive an EV across major transportation corridors in the west.
Resources
Plans, reports, green banks, and contacts to explore:
- EO 2005-05 / 2005
This executive order requires all state-funded buildings to meet at least the LEED Silver standard, creating the opportunity for designers to integrate green design into state-funded buildings.
How to Participate
To help advance climate action –– check if your local, state, or national government is proposing new policies, codes, or regulations that champion decarbonization. Local, state, national, and international climate policy tracking tools are included below for easy access.
Join a climate action advocacy group in a well-informed, professional organization to leverage their experience and resources. Consider these respected organizations: Achieving Net Zero / AIA Advocacy / ASLA Advocacy / Carbon Leadership Forum Advocacy / USGBC Advocacy
Arkansas
- Act 464 / 2019
This act grants third-party financing of solar panels and for net-metering customers to connect surplus power to the public-utility power grid, hugely expanding solar-powered design in Arkansas.
Resources
Plans, reports, green banks, and contacts to explore:
How to Participate
To help advance climate action –– check if your local, state, or national government is proposing new policies, codes, or regulations that champion decarbonization. Local, state, national, and international climate policy tracking tools are included below for easy access.
Join a climate action advocacy group in a well-informed, professional organization to leverage their experience and resources. Consider these respected organizations: Achieving Net Zero / AIA Advocacy / ASLA Advocacy / Carbon Leadership Forum Advocacy / USGBC Advocacy
