WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Climate Alliance — a bipartisan coalition of governors representing approximately 60 percent of the U.S. economy and 55 percent of the U.S. population — today released a new video featuring remarks from members’ State of the State and inaugural addresses spotlighting their progress and unwavering commitment to climate action. In conjunction with the release of this video, the Alliance also officially joined Bluesky today.  

“While we welcome help from Washington, D.C. to accelerate our transition to better transit and to a clean energy future, Colorado will continue to lead the way to tackle climate change and pollution, with or without federal help,” said Colorado Governor Jared Polis in his State of the State remarks, which are featured in the Alliance’s new video. “We are truly masters of our own destiny.”  

Watch the video here via YouTube.

In addition to Governor Polis, the video includes remarks from Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers.  

Additional governors across the Alliance detailed their progress and continued action on climate in their State of the State and inaugural addresses delivered in recent months, including:

• Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, who highlighted the importance of energy efficiency and increasing the supply of low-carbon energy to save consumers money. 

• Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, who emphasized the need to transition to a clean transportation future, tackle the challenges of climate-related disasters, and support Maui’s recovery. 

• Maine Governor Janet Mills, who pushed for action on a measure to better prepare homes and public infrastructure against future storms. 

• Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who called for the state to become the capital of clean energy and underscored that investing in conservation and environmental protection is growing the state’s economy.  

• Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, who committed to continuing to lead on clean energy, pointed to the growth and success of the state’s new Climate Tech initiative, and noted how artificial intelligence could be used to model the impacts of climate change to better protect the coast.  

• North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, who pointed to the need for the state to rebuild water systems, roads, bridges, and dams, so they are resilient and can withstand future disasters.  

• Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, who detailed investments to build more resilient communities, accelerate the clean energy transition, modernize the energy grid, help lower residential energy bills, create a better network of public fast chargers, restore habitat, manage water, conserve species, and better prepare for and mitigate wildfire threats.  

• Vermont Governor Phil Scott, who highlighted how the state protected 3,500 acres with climate change mitigation projects. 

The Alliance has vowed to protect America’s progress and to sustain and advance climate action on a number of occasions in recent months, including in a letter from the Alliance’s co-chairs to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell; ahead of the presidential inauguration; at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29); after the election in statements from its co-chairs and with America’s other top subnational climate action coalitions; and in a video featuring governors on its executive committee. Alliance states are also working together to protect critical federal investments, including winning a temporary restraining order against the federal government’s funding freeze, securing restoration of federal funds that reduce energy costs and clean up pollution, and filing suit to safeguard federal funding for clean energy projects.