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 Maryland'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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GHG Targets + Governance

Just Transition + Equity

Industry

Pricing Carbon + Valuing Damages

Electricity

Transportation

Resilience

Natural + Working Lands

Climate Finance

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SB0431: RAISE Act of 2025

The Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act of 2025 creates tools to expand Registered Apprenticeships to new industries, employers, and communities. The RAISE Act establishes the Maryland Pay Per Apprenticeship Program to help employers offset the cost of hiring and training new Registered Apprenticeships, invests in intermediaries to serve as connectors between employers, training providers, and sponsors, and establishes the Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development to develop, support, and track Registered Apprenticeship programs across the state, among other actions.

Established to develop, support, and track Registered Apprenticeship programs across the state, among other actions

Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development

Helps employers offset the cost of hiring and training new Registered Apprentices, which will help make apprenticeship a more accessible workforce strategy for small businesses.

Maryland Pay Per Apprenticeship Program

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Next Generation Energy Act

House Bill 1035 expands the Department of Housing and Community Development’s authority to issue loans, in addition to grants, to support greenhouse gas emission reductions in multifamily residential buildings. It directs state agencies to pursue agreements for new nuclear energy projects, establishes procurement processes for energy storage and dispatchable generation, and revises regulatory oversight of utility rates, infrastructure investments, and labor practices. The bill also redefines renewable energy standards, allocates funding for small and minority business support, and introduces tax and procurement changes to further Maryland’s clean energy and emissions reduction goals.







Renewable Energy Certainty Act

Senate Bill 931 streamlines the approval process for solar and energy storage projects by establishing a new distributed generation certificate and updating the factors the Public Service Commission must consider. It sets siting and construction standards, limits local government authority to delay certain solar projects, and requires expedited local review in specific cases. The bill also supports community solar programs, residential rooftop solar regulations, contractor licensing, and solar development on State-owned land.