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 North Carolina'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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HB 1087

This act aims to improve the viability of water and wastewater systems in North Carolina by requiring local government commission approval for grant applications, mandating infrastructure and financial management reviews, and establishing the Viable Utility Reserve to provide grants for struggling local government units. It also sets a statutory process for merging and dissolving water and wastewater systems and promotes interlocal agreements. Additionally, it reallocates funds for environmental and health-related projects.

North Carolina Launches Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Lower Families’ Utility Bills

North Carolina is launching both federal Home Energy Rebate programs — the Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR). North Carolinians can now use these programs to drastically reduce the cost of energy-saving home upgrades. Initially, North Carolina’s rebate programs will focus on single-family, owner-occupied housing, particularly those in disadvantaged regions and in areas affected by hurricane damage.

Low- and middle-income single-family homeowners (i.e., those earning up to 150% of AMI) are potentially eligible at launch. Eligible residents will be able to save up to $14,000 per dwelling unit. Rebates at lower dollar amounts will be available for qualifying moderate-income homeowners earning between 80% to 150% of AMI.

North Carolina Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR)

This program will be known as the Homeowners Managing Efficiency Savings program in North Carolina. Under the initial launch, owners of single-family, owner-occupied homes can save money on retrofits — typically the installation of multiple home upgrades — that meaningfully reduce household energy usage. (HOMES and HEAR will be expanded later to include rental properties — see below for more information.) Rebate amounts are based on household income and the amount of energy saved. Households earning up to 150% of their area median income (AMI) are potentially eligible. Selected upgrades would need to reduce the home’s estimated energy usage by at least 20%. To qualify for the maximum rebate amount, the upgrade would need to reduce the home’s estimated energy usage by at least 35%. For single-family homes, rebates will range up to: $16,000 for those making less than 80% of AMI; $4,000 for those making 80% to 150% of AMI.

North Carolina Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES)

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Solid Waste Management Act of 1989

North Carolina law prohibits issuing a permit for a solid waste management facility if “the cumulative impact of the proposed facility, when considered in relation to other similar impacts of facilities located or proposed in the community, would have a disproportionate adverse impact on a minority or low-income community protected by Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.”