Southeast

Louisiana

More than half of Louisiana’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the industrial sector, and its industrial activity has increased over the last two decades, including chemical manufacturing and oil and gas production. The state is home to abundant fossil fuel reserves and many of the country’s offshore oil wells. Because the southern portion of the state is situated atop many layers of sediment from the Mississippi River, Louisiana is at severe risk for land loss due sea level rise, and many of the state’s climate actions have targeted coastal resilience.

GHG Reduction Targets

All targets relative to 2005 levels

2025

26%

2030

40%

2050

Net-zero

Governor

Jeff Landry (Republican)

House Party

Republican Supermajority

Senate Party

Republican Supermajority

Legislative session

3/11/24 - 6/3/24

Key Offices & Links

9

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 5 policy areas

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53

Policy Opportunities

across 7 policy areas

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Southeast

14 states

This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

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Progress by Policy Area

Enacted
In-progress
Partially Enacted
Not Enacted

Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Commercial Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies Louisiana State Energy Code (2022)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2022
Enacted	Residential Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2021 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies Louisiana State Energy Code (2022)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2022
Not Enacted	Stretch Building Energy Codes Empty column Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes
Not Enacted	Appliance Standards Empty column Appliance standards set minimum energy and water conservation requirements for appliances and equipment.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Building Performance Standards Empty column Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Clean Heat Standards Empty column Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Enacted	Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) Empty column Electric and gas utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 0.4% of 2020-2024 average annual energy sales in 2026, increasing 0.05% each year 2026-2029 to reach 0.55% energy savings by 2029. Establishing Policies Docket No. R-31106 (2023)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency	2023
Not Enacted	Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Empty column Property assessed clean energy (PACE) allows residential and/or commercial property owners to finance efficiency upgrades with loans tied to the property.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Partially Enacted	Weatherization Funding Empty column The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies SPOT - Weatherization Funding in Louisiana Policy Components not-enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted 1/4	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Not Enacted	All-Electric Buildings Empty column All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Electrification

Louisiana

Key Offices & Links

9

53

Southeast

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Louisiana