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 Wisconsin'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

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Pricing Carbon + Valuing Damages

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$10 Million in Energy Innovation Grants for 32 projects

In March 2023, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) Office of Energy Innovation (OEI) awarded nearly $10 million in funding from the Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP). The grants went to 32 energy-related projects to increase the deployment of renewable energy, microgrids, and energy storage, support energy efficiency and demand response, bolster preparedness and resiliency in the energy system, and facilitate comprehensive energy planning.

Executive Order 195: Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation

In April 2023, Governor Tony Evers announced the creation of the Governor’s Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation, which will advise the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) on the establishment of an environmental and clean energy fund program. This Commission will include robust stakeholder engagement, including consultation with Tribal Nations in Wisconsin.

Executive Order 195: Relating to the Creation of the Governor's Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation

Creating the Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation to advise on creating the state’s first-ever Green Innovation Fund. The Green Innovation Fund and its partners will leverage public and private financing to invest in projects that provide environmental and clean energy solutions to businesses, reduce pollution, lower energy costs for families, and expand access to clean, affordable energy options.

The Green Innovation Fund and its partners will leverage public and private financing to invest in projects that provide environmental and clean energy solutions to businesses, reduce pollution, lower energy costs for families, help create jobs, and expand access to clean, affordable energy options. The Fund will be administered by WEDC in partnership with DOA to support the development and deployment of next-generation environmental and clean energy technologies and projects in Wisconsin.

Green Innovation Fund

The Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation will advise on creating the state’s first-ever Green Innovation Fund. The Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation will consist of members appointed by the governor, including representatives from the Department of Administration (DOA), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), and relevant stakeholders.

Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation

Wisconsin Clean Energy Plan Progress Report

This report highlights the efforts to engage Wisconsinites in our shared clean energy progress; understand the status of strategies and progress toward goals; highlight work by stakeholders and agency partners; and provide an understanding of Wisconsin’s evolving clean energy ecosystem.