Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Member since 2019
Wisconsin Governor Evers | US Climate Alliance
From the Governor

Wisconsin will continue to be bold on clean energy, fight the climate crisis, and create good-paying jobs in innovative industries of the future. Because, in Wisconsin, we know we can’t afford to choose between mitigating climate change and protecting our environment or creating jobs and economic development — we must do both. 

Gov. Tony Evers

Wisconsin Climate Actions at a Glance

Wisconsin is advancing high-impact climate policies, actions, and regulations across the Alliance’s 10 key policy areas. These solutions centered around equity, environmental justice, and a just economic transition are being deployed at scale to safeguard public health, grow the U.S. economy, and secure a net-zero future.  

 

This list includes both statutory and executive policies and actions that Wisconsin has adopted or is in the process of adopting (as of October 2022).

  • Creation of the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy
  • Creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change and work toward its recommendations
  • Publication of the state’s first-ever Clean Energy Plan, including Lead by Example strategies & goals
  • Pledge to plant 75 million trees and conserve 125,000 acres of forest by 2030
  • Multi-state partnership to accelerate vehicle electrification in the Midwest (REV Midwest)
  • Multi-state partnership to build network of EV charging stations along Lake Michigan shoreline
  • Continued development of updated building codes
  • Electric utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Gas utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Establishment of 100% carbon-free electricity goal via Executive Order #38
  • Updated renewable portfolio standards
  • New regulations addressing HFCs
  • State lawsuit against PFAS polluters and new PFAS standards for surface and drinking water.
  • Creation of the Office of Environmental Justice
  • Development of the Wisconsin
    Environmental Equity Tool (WEET)
  • Investments in workforce training related
    to clean energy and sustainability
  • Creation of a Chief Resilience Officer, the only state-level resilience position in the Midwest
  • Investments in coastal resiliency through state coastal management program
  • Funding to improve soil and water quality through producer-led watershed and nitrogen optimization grants

Want To Learn More?

For the most up-to-date, in-depth breakdown of climate 

actions across each policy priority, 

explore the U.S. Climate Alliance Policy Database.