The NewDEAL Forum’s Climate Policy Group released a guide highlighting how state and local officials can capitalize on historic federal funding to both advance climate solutions and expand a robust green economy with high-quality jobs.

The Granite Post reports on the NewDEAL Forum’s Policy Roundtable in Manchester, NH.

The NewDEAL is heading to New Hampshire on Friday to cast a spotlight on New England Democratic state and local policymakers and their shared vision of impactful policies.

Lawmakers should make charging convenient for everyone and minimize the environmental impact of electric vehicle batteries.

Following a presentation to our Climate Change Policy Group by the Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the U.S. Department of Energy, the NewDEAL Forum has published a report for state and local leaders about opportunities to attract investments for clean energy projects in their communities.

With an unprecedented summer marked by extreme heat and weather events drawing attention to the dangerous consequences of climate change and the urgent need to limit global warming, a new report from NewDEAL addresses opportunities for policymakers outside Washington to support removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and safely store it away.

Rather than tinker around the edges of dealing with climate change, it is time for states to throw everything they have at the issue to stave off further—and permanent—damage.

State and local policymakers will recommend practical ways to maximize the impact of historic federal investments in climate change.

Across the country, state and local governments are accelerating their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They are creating approaches that can be borrowed and improved upon.

Through the Inflation Reduction Act and other pieces of federal legislation, Congress has created a prime opportunity for states to engage in innovative, economically-beneficial programs related to climate and energy. Let’s take steps to make the world a little better, while at the same time providing good-paying jobs for our citizens.

In the 1960s, America brought together the best scientists and engineers to engage in the “space race.” Half a century later, when a global pandemic struck, we supported scientists to develop safe, effective vaccines in record time, saving lives here and around the globe.