Climate Bureaucracy
A state’s climate bureaucracy describes the governmental climate bodies (e.g., an interagency commission or task force) responsible for coordinating state-wide climate policy efforts across agencies, and often for researching and writing a state’s climate action plan by a short-term deadline. They are typically created by legislation or executive orders that establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Interagency climate bodies often include members from departments and agencies focused on energy, environment, transportation, agriculture, natural lands, public health, and housing. Effective bodies also include representation from agencies and departments that are indirectly implementing policies to address climate change and the clean energy transition, such as commerce, labor, administrative services, and public safety. Due to their governmental membership, interagency bodies can directly influence and implement aspects of their state’s climate action plan.
Model States
Massachusetts
Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience
New Jersey
Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy
New Mexico
Interagency Climate Change Task Force
Climate Change Bureau
Vermont
Vermont Climate Action Office
Inter-Agency Advisory Board
Climate Bureaucracy By State
| Status | State Sort descending | Region | Components | Year Enacted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | West | 2005 | |||
Empty column | Climate Action Team | Establishing Policies
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| Enacted | West | 2019 | |||
Empty column | Air Pollution Control Division and Air Quality Control Commission | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Southeast | 2023 | |||
Empty column | The Director of the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy at DNREC is designated the "Chief Climate Change Officer" and each Secretary of Cabinet departments must designate a "Climate Change Officer" to coordinate updating climate plans. | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | West | 2017 | |||
Empty column | Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Southeast | 2024 | |||
Empty column | Climate Change Subcabinet Chief Sustainability Officer | Establishing Policies
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| Enacted | Northeast | 2023 | |||
Empty column | Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience | Establishing Policies
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| Enacted | Midwest | 2019 | |||
Empty column | Office of Climate and Energy | Establishing Policies
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| Enacted | Midwest | 2019 | |||
Empty column | Climate Change Subcabinet | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Nevada State Climate Policy Coordinator | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Northeast | 2021 | |||
Empty column | Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy | Establishing Policies
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| Enacted | Southwest | 2019 | |||
Empty column | Interagency Climate Change Task Force Climate Change Bureau | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Southeast | 2018 | |||
Empty column | NC Climate Change Interagency Council | Establishing Policies
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| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Northeast | 2021 | |||
Empty column | Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Enacted | Northeast | ||||
Empty column | Vermont Climate Action Office Inter-Agency Advisory Board | Establishing Policies
| Empty column | ||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Southeast | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | Midwest | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||
| Not Enacted | West | ||||
Empty column | Climate bureaucracy consists of dedicated climate offices and staff, interagency working groups, task forces, and other bodies made up of government staff. These bodies are often responsible for writing a state's climate plan and implementing the policies and strategies identified to meet its climate targets. | Empty column | |||