“The legislation includes the following investments in state climate action, according to the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors committed to meeting the goals of the Paris agreement: 

• $8.6 billion for state energy offices to help consumers make energy-efficiency upgrades to their homes through rebate programs. 
• $7 billion for states, municipalities and tribal governments to deploy clean-energy technologies and cut emissions in disadvantaged communities through a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, commonly referred to as a green bank. 
• $5 billion for states, municipalities and tribal governments to develop and implement plans to curb emissions through Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. 
• $2.2 billion for state and private forestry conservation programs to promote natural carbon sequestration, including by planting trees. 
• $1 billion for state and local governments to adopt building energy codes, including $670 million for net-zero energy codes. 
• $5 million for states to adopt more stringent tailpipe emissions standards for cars and light trucks. 

‘What’s monumental about this package is that it recognizes the role of states in confronting the climate crisis,’ Casey Katims, executive director of the U.S. Climate Alliance, told The Climate 202. ‘Implementing this package is going to be no small task, but I know governors are up to the challenge.’”