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. There are three reports required for this grant. Each of these reports requires a greenhouse gas inventory and emissions projections, new or updated emissions targets, new or updated quantified greenhouse gas reduction measures, a benefits analysis, a low income/disadvantaged communities benefits analysis, a workforce planning analysis, and budget analysis. Development of the PCAP and 2025 Strategy will also include robust intergovernmental coordination and public and stakeholder engagement processes. See below for a working timeline of strategic actions and activities. Timeline of Climate Actions in Rhode Island PDF file, about 1mbmegabytes