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 New Mexico'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 Generation

Transportation

Resilience

Natural + Working Lands

Climate Finance

Buildings

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Executive Order 2023-138: Transitioning the State of New Mexico's Vehicle Fleet to Net Zero Emissions

1. All state agencies shall acquire ZEVs for all new vehicle acquisitions where one or more ZEV options for the appropriate class of are available.
2. The New Mexico General Services Department (GSD) and New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) shall institute fleet purchase requirements as soon as practicable that are measurable, enforceable, and include benchmarking and progress reporting.
3. All state agencies shall transition to a full ZEV fleet by 2035.

Governor announces New Mexico Climate Investment Center

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined by state leaders to announce the creation of the New Mexico Climate Investment Center (NMCIC). The Climate Investment Center will issue low-interest loans to local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The New Mexico Climate Investment Center is expected to bring between $50 and $70 million in initial state and federal funding to climate-focused projects. At the event, the governor and other legislative leaders announced their intention to ask the Legislature for $20 million in start-up funding during the upcoming session. As the fund grows, it will be able to fund larger projects.

HB 521, PRC Application for Vehicle Electricity

No later than January 1, 2021, and thereafter upon request by the Public Regulation Commission, but no more frequently than every two years, a public utility shall file with the commission an application to expand transportation electrification.

New Mexico Climate Strategy 2019 Report

To reach our ambitious statewide target of a 45% reduction in net emissions by 2030 (relative to 2005 levels), we need to pick up the pace of our work. The following sections detail our aggressive policy and regulatory strategies.

The Climate Investment Center will issue low-interest loans to local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While the application for the NMCIC’s application for 501(C)(3) status is pending, it will operate through the Santa Fe Communities Foundation. The investment center and state will utilize federal dollars through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, to support carbon reduction technology projects.

New Mexico Climate Investment Center (NMCIC)

EMNRD, in partnership with other agencies, has developed a plan to reduce per capita VMT 15% below 2015 levels by 2027.