The road ahead for clean trucks Trucks and buses represent just 10% of vehicles on Washington’s roads and highways, but are responsible for 30% of the state’s on-road GHG emissions, and disproportionately contribute to low air quality in low-income and historically...
New policies to power a cleaner WA The Washington state legislature wrapped up its 2023 session with an historic $2 billion in clean energy investments. This includes unprecedented support for accelerating medium- and heavy-duty vehicle decarbonization, investments in...
A $2B boost for WA’s clean energy economy Washington state leads the nation with the best state economy, per WalletHub. And we’re near the top of the list in per capita Gross Domestic Product by state: Our economy is built on innovation, from aviation and agriculture...
State Budget is Largest Investment Ever for Climate Action Two years ago to this day, the Washington State Senate concurred with the House of Representatives to approve the Climate Commitment Act, our cap-and-invest program. Now our state is reaping the benefits of...
2023-2025 Washington State Biennial Budgets: Investments in Decarbonization Decarbonization Elements of Transportation Budget as passed by the Legislature The Transportation Budget allocates $968 million of Climate Commitment Act Funds to clean energy and...
How will CCA funds be invested in Clean Buildings? Existing non-residential buildings are among Washington state’s primary consumers of energy, and together, produce over a quarter of our state’s total carbon pollution. Natural gas heats 80% of the Pacific Northwest’s...
