Alliance members are working to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions, accelerating action, centering equity, and tracking progress. 

Explore Illinois's policies and actions across the Alliance's 10 key policy areas. Numbers presented below only reflect the number of policies in this database and thus may not reflect all climate policies pursued.

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SB 2408, Climate and Equitable Jobs Act

Governor JB Pritzker signed landmark legislation into law that puts the state on a path toward 100% clean energy, invests in training a diverse workforce for the jobs of the future, institutes key ratepayer and residential customer protections, and prioritizes meaningful ethics and transparency reforms. Illinois is the first state in the Midwest to enact legislation to combat the climate crisis and build an economy for the future.

The Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program will provide training to prepare people to succeed in apprenticeship programs in construction and building trades that are expected to see clean energy job growth. The goal is to create a qualified, diverse pipeline of clean energy workers.

The program will be offered in three regional centers in Illinois. $10 million per year will be allocated for the program, with an additional $6 million per year for distribution of Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program services and funds.

Funding Opportunity closed July 3, 2023.

Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program

Illinois residents that purchase a new or used all-electric vehicle from an Illinois licensed dealer may be eligible for an Illinois' Electric Vehicle Rebate in the amounts set forth below.

- A $4,000 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric vehicle that is not an electric motorcycle.
- A $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric motorcycle.

Electric Vehicle Rebate Program

HB 1342: An Act Concerning Local Government

On or after July 1, 2026, a Service Board (including the Chicago Transit Authority, PACE, or Metra) may not enter into a new contract to purchase a bus that is not a zero-emission bus for the purpose of the Service Board's transit bus fleet.

HB 2204: Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit Act

Establishes the Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit in an amount equal to $1 per kilogram of eligible zero-carbon hydrogen used to displace fossil fuels and fossil fuel-derived hydrogen in end uses that are not easily electrified. Hydrogen used in light and medium-duty vehicles, in building heating, and for power generation is ineligible for the credit. The credit has bonus adders available for projects that provide specific benefits to workforce and equity communities. 

Also requires, by April 1, 2028, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency publish a report analyzing the greenhouse gas and copollutant emissions impacts of hydrogen production and utilization in the State from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.

SB 40, Electric Vehicle Charging Act

Establishes requirements for electric vehicle capable parking spaces in new and renovated single-family and multifamily residential developments.