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

Buildings

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SB 960; Maryland Clean Energy Center – Climate Technology Founder’s Fund

Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide at least $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal years 2025 through 2028 to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; authorizing the Governor, on or before June 30, 2024, to transfer up to $2,200,000 of funds in the the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund.

The Climate Technology Founder’s Fund under the Maryland Clean Energy Center will invest at least $1.2 million annually over four years in startup companies looking to advance new clean tech and climate tech solutions to the demonstration and deployment stage.

Climate Technology Founders Fund

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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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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.