Forest Advocate: NH Department of Environmental Services Announces Next Steps for the Update of the State’s Climate Action Plan

In August 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the NH DES a grant under the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program. This award required the state to undertake three key steps: 

• Development of the Priority Climate Action Plan by March 1, 2024. 
• Development of a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by August 2025.
• Submittal of a Status Report by August 2027.

The PCAP describes the first steps the State plans to reduce GHG emissions and associated co-pollutants. The priority actions will focus on the transportation, residential building and waste management sectors as well as local government facilities.

However, NH DES announced it will begin the planning and drafting of the CCAP at two kickoff events:

• An in-person at NHDES on September 17, starting at 9 AM
• A virtual event on September 18, starting at 9 AM

The details of these events will be announced shortly. More information about them will be found here along with other information about New Hampshire’s climate action efforts.