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
Not Enacted	Buy Clean Requirements Empty column Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	Industrial Decarbonization
Not Enacted	Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Regulations Empty column Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations include phasedown commitments, rulemakings, disclosure requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce HFC usage and emissions.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	F-gas Regulations
Not Enacted	Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Regulations Empty column Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce SF6 usage and emissions.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	F-gas Regulations
Not Enacted	Fracking Bans Empty column Fracking bans prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracking for the production of oil and/or natural gas by a certain year. Legislation often requires an environmental agency or department to promulgate regulations.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	Oil and Gas Regulations
Enacted	Oil and Gas Methane Regulations Empty column Routine venting or flaring of natural gas is prohibited, except in instances where the Office of Conservation finds that such prohibition would result in an economic hardship on the operator of the well, lease or production facility from which the gas is proposed to be flared. Establishing Policies LAC 43:XIX.103, 3503, 3507, 3509, and 3511 (2024)	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	Oil and Gas Regulations	2024
Not Enacted	Food Waste Bans and Targets Empty column Food waste bans and targets include policies that prohibit certain entities that generate specified amounts of food waste (typically commercial businesses and larger institutions) from sending this waste to landfills. Targets aim to reduce total food waste by a certain percentage each target year.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	Waste Management
Not Enacted	Landfill Methane Regulations Empty column Landfill methane regulations include rulemakings, emissions monitoring, emissions control, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from decaying organic waste in landfills.	Industry, Materials, and Waste Management	Waste Management

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