U.S. State Climate Policy OVERVIEW

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is expanding its U.S. state policy program to help states implement federal climate funding and regulations, and to pass state-level policies such as clean energy standards. The program aims to address barriers like budget cuts and political headwinds to propel the U.S. toward a net-zero economy, requiring an annual budget of approximately $20 million.

• U.S. states are critical for the implementation of federal clean energy policies and the management of federal funding, but approximately half of them are not taking meaningful action on climate change.
• State-level climate action is hindered by budget cuts, difficulty in attracting talent, a lack of expertise and motivation, and political headwinds.
• The CATF State Policy Program focuses on advocating for specific policies including clean energy standards, zero-carbon fuel standards, carbon management, hydrogen, and California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule.
• CATF intends to support states in utilizing federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to achieve decarbonization goals.
• The State Policy Program is envisioned as a $20 million annual enterprise with over 12 full-time staff, though it is currently staffed at less than 50%.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). U.S. State Climate Policy OVERVIEW. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01164756/CATF_USStateClimatePolicy_Overview.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. U.S. State Climate Policy OVERVIEW. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01164756/CATF_USStateClimatePolicy_Overview.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendstate, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{U.S. State Climate Policy OVERVIEW}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01164756/CATF_USStateClimatePolicy_Overview.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }