What’s the Plan

On December 1, 2020 Maine released a comprehensive plan to confront climate change and the risks to our state. The goals of the 4-year plan are to: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions; Avoid the costs of inaction; Foster economic opportunity; and ensure climate action benefits all Maine people.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases. To prevent the worst effects of climate change, we must drastically reduce the “greenhouse gases” that are emitted from burning fossil fuel.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: using less energy in buildings and transportation. Target: 45% less emissions by 2030.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: using less energy in buildings and transportation. Target: 45% less emissions by 2030.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: switching to electricity. 

Target: 100,000 heat pumps installed by 2025.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: switching to electricity. 

Target: 100,000 heat pumps installed by 2025.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: switching to renewable energy sources. Target 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Goal 1: Reduce greenhouse gases by: switching to renewable energy sources. Target 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Goal 2: Avoid the costs of inaction by: safeguarding our communities, infrastructure and natural resources from climate change impacts.  Potential damage: $17.5BN from sea level rise between 2020-50.

Goal 2: Avoid the costs of inaction by: safeguarding our communities, infrastructure and natural resources from climate change impacts.  Potential damage: $17.5BN from sea level rise between 2020-50.

Goal 3:  Foster economic opportunity by generating good clean energy jobs, and keeping our $4.4 BN annual energy spend in state. Target: 30,000 clean energy jobs by 2030.

Goal 3:  Foster economic opportunity by generating good clean energy jobs, and keeping our $4.4 BN annual energy spend in state. Target: 30,000 clean energy jobs by 2030.

Goal 4: Advance equity by ensuring that climate action benefits all Maine people.