Former Governor John Bel Edwards’ Executive Order #8 created a Climate Initiative Task Force (CITF) to recommend policies to reduce Louisiana’s net emissions to 0 by 2050 to improve the health and welfare of the people of Louisiana and advance Louisiana’s economic and energy profile. In 2022, the CITF approved and Former Governor Edwards adopted the Louisiana Climate Action Plan containing broad strategies and specific actions calibrated for LA’s GHG reduction goals. The Climate Action Plan’s three policy pillars are Renewable Electricity Generation, Industrial Electrification, and Industrial Fuel Switching to Low- and No-Carbon Hydrogen.
Funding made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act has allowed Louisiana to move forward on many of the projects and programs contained in the Climate Action Plan.
Since the beginning of Governor Jeff Landry’s term in 2024 and President Donald Trump’s term in 2025 many of the goals, projects, and funds supported by Louisiana’s Climate Action Plan have been cancelled or redirected. Despite this shift in rhetoric, priority, and available funding, activities to promote the transition to renewable energy, reduce methane emissions, and switch industrial activities onto cleaner burning power continue in and around state agencies, the private sector, and in certain Louisiana communities.
Points of Contact
PPB Contact
- LaKesha Hart, State Planning Manager, Office of Planning and Budget, Division of Administration: lakesha.hart@la.gov
MRD Contact
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- Charles Sutcliff, Senior Advisor for Resilience, National Wildlife Federation SutcliffeC@nwf.org