Nevada Climate Initiative | State of Nevada Climate Action

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It impacts everyone, everywhere.

Climate change is a real issue that is happening now.

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In the southwestern U.S., climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme droughts and cause an overall decrease in precipitation and increase in temperatures.

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CLIMATE & NEVADA

200K+

Acres burned by
wildfire in 2020

#1

Fastest-warming cities
in the US (Las Vegas & Reno)

269

Consecutive weeks of
drought (beginning in 2011)

#1

State in the nation with the
most solar power potential

32k

Clean energy jobs and
counting across Nevada

BETTER JOBS,
BETTER CLIMATE

Nevada can respond to the effects and threats of climate change by diversifying, and creating and sustaining new, clean, and green jobs that benefit both the economy and the environment.

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NEWS & ARTICLES

Nevada releases 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report tracking statewide climate action

Samantha Thompson2022-01-10T12:56:34-08:00January 10, 2022|Announcements, Press|

Governor Sisolak celebrates Nevada becoming the nation’s 16th Clean Cars state

Samantha Thompson2021-10-22T15:19:13-07:00October 22, 2021|Announcements, Press|

Fact Sheet: Climate Change Impacts in Nevada

Samantha Thompson2021-10-15T08:31:01-07:00October 14, 2021|Announcements, Uncategorized|

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Nevada Climate Initiative · 4 months ago
@NevClimate

Per @GovSisolak’s 2019 EO Climate Change, @NevGOE and @NevDCNR coordinate on economy-wide strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and GOE just released their annual Status of Energy Report: https://t.co/SXHhnWmzCd

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NV Office of Energy@NevGOE
We just released our annual Status of Energy report, highlighting policy changes and GOE’s program work from 2021. View the full report: https://t.co/p2RR4hhohu https://t.co/sMxPbphl9r

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Nevada Climate Initiative · 5 months ago
@NevClimate

This Just In: Nevada's 2021 Greenhouse Gas Report is now available online: https://t.co/z2Czu0tLiw. NV's GHG Report & 2020 State Climate Strategy will help inform future #NevClimateAction strategies & policies to create a healthy, sustainable, climate-resilient future for NV. https://t.co/F3QBcadoax

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Governor Sisolak@GovSisolak
Today, @NevDCNR, in coordination with @NevGOE, released Nevada's 2021 Greenhouse Gas Report, which tracks NV's progress toward meeting our economy-wide GHG emission reduction targets and is an important part of my @NevClimate Initiative: https://t.co/rsOhsICdOP https://t.co/okPWMLFjMk

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Nevada Climate Initiative · 5 months ago
@NevClimate

#AllinClarkCounty is soliciting feedback on their Sustainability & Climate Action Plan. If you're in @ClarkCountyNV, fill out the survey below and be entered to win a raffle prize! https://t.co/4dAe9sQTci

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