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Western Climate Initiative

The Western Climate Initiative is made up of seven Western states and four Canadian provinces working together to reduce our region’s output of global warming pollution. 

 The WCI set overall reduction goals during the summer of 2007 and this July released initial recommendations for a design of how to achieve those goals. You can encourage decision-makers to design a fair, effective system. 

Read a letter from advocates on how to make a cap and trade system fair and effective.

Climate Action Team

Governor Gregoire convened this stakeholder group which issued a set of initial recommendations in February and is continuing to meet to propose specific policies for adoption in 2009.  The specific areas the team is looking at include transportation, waste reduction, and green buildings and energy efficiency.

The Climate Action Team next meets on September 18-19 in the North Puget Sound area. Click here for more information...

Green Jobs

Green collar jobs are well-paid, career track jobs that directly contribute to bettering the environment. Jobs like retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency, repairing wind turbines, and manufacturing solar panels all fall under the green jobs umbrella.

Green jobs are essential to building a clean energy economy in Washington. Without a skilled workforce, we can’t attract green business. We need green workers to power our economy forward.

Click here to download a one pager on green jobs in Washington...

1Sky Washington Mother's Day Action

This Mother's Day weekend, mothers, families, and kids all across the state gathered to expand the climate movement and send a powerful message:  Together, we can make climate action a moral imperative for our elected officials! 

Click here to see photos from events from around the state.

Recent Success

Click here to read about the real progress made on key climate bills during the most recent state legislative session.

Want to help make these solutions happen?  Get involved!