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State Planning and Measurement


State planning and measurement efforts typically include one or more of the following: the creation of a state advisory board, the completion of a greenhouse gas inventory, and the development of a state climate change action plan. Often these efforts are interrelated and proceed simultaneously. States may also participate in regional initiatives.

See what actions states are taking in each climate policy area listed below by clicking on the appropriate map. In each map, you may click on individual states for further details about their activities in that policy area.

State Advisory Board
Information current as of May 2008.

Map depicting the State Planning and Measurements: State Advisory Board Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachussets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Completed

Completed: 28
AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, KS, ID, IL, IA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OR, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI

In Progress

In Progress: 0

No Policy in Place

No Policy in Place: 23
AL, DE, DC, GA, IN, KY, LA, ME, MA, MS, MO, NE, NJ, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, WV, WY

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Regional Initiatives
Information current as of May 2008.

Map depicting the State Planning and Measurement: Regional Initiatives Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachussets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Completed

Completed: 30
AZ, CA, CT, DE, DC, IL, IA, IN, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI

In Progress

In Progress: 0

No Policy in Place

No Policy in Place: 21
AL, AK, AR, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, KY, LA, MS, NV, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WY

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GHG Inventory
Information current as of May 2008.

Map depicting the State Planning and Measurement: GHG Inventory Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachussets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Completed: 44
AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI

In Progress

In Progress: 1
ID

No Policy in Place

No Policy in Place: 6
AR, NE, ND, SC, SD, WY

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Climate Change Action Plan
Information current as of May 2008.

Map depicting the State Planning and Incentive Measurement: Climate Change Action Plan Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachussets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

green key

Completed: 30
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IA, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI

In Progress

In Progress: 7
AK, AR, ID, MI, NV, SC, VA

No Policy in Place

No Policy in Place: 14
DC, GA, IN, KS, LA, MS, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, TX, WV, WY

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