2025 Climate Action Strategy The 2021 Act on Climate required that the EC4 deliver an update to the 2016 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2022. After a fourteen-month process involving substantial stakeholder engagement, research, and coordination among the 13 state agencies of the RIEC4, the 2022 Climate Update was completed in December 2022 and serves as a benchmark and updated foundation for Rhode Island’s next climate plan, due in 2025. 2022 Climate Update PDF file, about 3mbmegabytes The 2025 Climate Action Strategy is the next step in our implementation of the Act on Climate which requires the state to incrementally reduce climate emissions to net-zero by 2050. This plan will be developed in tandem with the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) process. Key Elements of Rhode Island's Climate Action Strategy Energy Efficiency We will make sure that our homes, buildlings, and transportation use energy as efficiently as possible so we need less. Transition Away from Fossil Fuel We will transition our buildings, vehicles, businesses, and manufacturing away from using oil and gas and towards electricity and alternative fuels. Green our Energy Supply We will produce energy from sources like wind and solar to make sure that when we transition to electric power it will be clean. Remove Carbon from the Air We will conserve open space and forests, plant more trees, and support agriculture so that carbon will be stored in plants and soil. Just Transition We will help the community to make a just transition to a new energy system by supporting workers to learn new trades, making streets safer for multiple forms of transportation, addressing needs around transit, food, and public green spaces, and supporting local climate resilience plans. See below for a working timeline of strategic actions and activities. Timeline of Climate Actions in Rhode Island PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes