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 Puerto Rico'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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Borrador Final del Plan de Mitigación, Adaptación y Resiliencia al Cambio Climático en Puerto Rico

Creation of the Final Draft Plan for Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience to Climate Change in Puerto Rico was directed by Article 7 of Law 33 of 2019. The Plan's overall goal is to strengthen Puerto Rico to confront and overcome the impacts of climate change.

Puerto Rico 1 Trillion Trees Pledge

Para la Naturaleza is implementing ecosystem restoration strategies to help recover the forested ecosystems in natural protected areas and in over 30 affected communities throughout the islands. The project is designed to educate and engage people in massive reforestation efforts to foster the well-being of ecosystems and communities and it will focus in four main areas. The project design and its activities are in direct alignment with the global mass-scale nature restoration effort of the One Trillion Trees Initiative

Total Trees Pledged: 3,919,508
This pledge will take place from: 2020 to 2030
Pledge by Para la Naturaleza

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Regulation for Energy Efficiency (9367)

This Regulation is designed to ensure that Puerto Rico reaches its goal of achieving a 30% reduction in electricity consumption from 2019 levels by 2040. This energy efficiency savings target may be achieved via: establishing energy efficiency programs through the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA); energy efficiency programs and measures in governmental buildings; new building code adoption after 2019 or enhanced compliance with existing codes; savings from appliance efficiency standards adopted after 2019; energy efficiency in non-governmental buildings resulting from actions funded by the federal or Commonwealth government; and other sources as identified by the Energy Bureau.

Solar Incentive Program

The Puerto Rico Department of Housing (PRDOH) has designed the Solar Incentive Program. The purpose of this Program is to incentivize eligible households to acquire a photovoltaic system with a storage battery or only a storage battery in the case of those applicants who already have a photovoltaic system in their homes, thus promoting the well-being of Puerto Rican citizens.

This program will promote energy resilience in households with an income between 0% and 200% of the Area Median Family Income (AMFI).

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Strategic Plan 3.0 for 2021-2024

The Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency’s Strategic Plan 3.0 for 2021-2024 developed post-Hurricane Maria, emphasizes the importance of sustainable recovery in vulnerable communities. Environmental justice principles are embedded in rebuilding efforts, ensuring that energy infrastructure is more resilient and equitable.