Connecticut

Connecticut

Member since 2017
Connecticut Governor Lamont | US Climate Alliance
From the Governor

Our electric grid will soon be carbon free, and our transportation system is soon to follow. Our budget provides for hundreds of electric charging stations as our state transitions to an all-electric fleet. We are beginning our conversion to all-electric school buses and city buses, reducing air pollution in some of our most distressed communities, where there is a disproportionately higher rate of asthma. That’s what we mean by environmental justice.

Gov. Ned Lamont

Connecticut Climate Actions at a Glance

Connecticut is advancing high-impact climate policies, actions, and regulations across the Alliance’s 10 key policy areas. These solutions centered around equity, environmental justice, and a just economic transition are being deployed at scale to safeguard public health, grow the U.S. economy, and secure a net-zero future.  

 

This list includes both statutory and executive policies and actions that Connecticut has adopted or is in the process of adopting (as of October 2022). 

  • Lead by Example programs & goals
  • Economy-wide GHG goal
  • State climate action plan
  • Electric utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Gas utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Appliance efficiency standards
  • Green and/or resilient infrastructure bank
  • 100% clean electricity goal
  • Renewable portfolio standards
  • Environmental justice offices or interagency bodies
  • Environmental justice screening and policy tools
  • Healthy soils legislation
  • Social cost of greenhouse gases in policymaking
  • Carbon market participation
  • Statewide resilience or adaptation plan
  • Resilience offices or interagency bodies
  • Low-emission vehicle standards
  • Zero-emission vehicle standards
  • Clean truck standards

Want To Learn More?

For the most up-to-date, in-depth breakdown of climate 

actions across each policy priority, 

explore the U.S. Climate Alliance Policy Database.