PRIORITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

The New Mexico Environment Department and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department submitted New Mexico’s Priority Climate Action Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 1, 2024. The Priority Climate Action Plan outlines key actions the state needs to take to cut greenhouse gas emissions, while providing air quality, health, workforce, and economic benefits to the state’s communities. The state agencies worked collaboratively to develop the Priority Climate Action Plan and built on extensive input collected from communities, workforce entities, and Pueblos, Tribes and Native Nations

The Priority Climate Action Plan and appendices are available below

• New Mexico Priority Climate Action Plan
  • Appendix K.1 – Inventory and Quantification Methodology
  • Appendix K.2 – Emission Reduction Calculations
  • Appendix K.3 – Quality Assurance Project Plan 
  • Appendix L – New Mexico Census Tract Block Groups Identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Low-Income/ Disadvantaged Communities. 
  • Appendix M – Identified Stakeholders List

COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

New Mexico will be working to create a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan to further help to lead the state to a cleaner and more equitable future. More information about this next phase of climate planning is coming soon.

CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE

The New Mexico Climate Change Task Force was created by Executive Order 2019-003 and chaired by the Secretaries of the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.

During the spring of 2022, the Climate Change Task Force convened a Technical Advisory Group to advise on proposed climate actions to assess climate goals and implementing actions proposed by the Climate Change Task Force to help New Mexico meet its 2030 emissions reduction goal while strengthening its economy and integrating equity principles into its climate planning. The work of the Technical Advisory Group is available in the final report available here and continues to inform climate action planning.

CLIMATE STRATEGY REPORTS

• 2019 Climate Strategy Report
• 2020 Climate Strategy Report
• 2021 Climate Strategy Report

CLIMATE PLANNING INQUIRIES

General:

nm.cprg@env.nm.gov

New Mexico Environment Department:

amy.rosebrough@env.nm.gov or 505-629-5559

kolt.vaughn@env.nm.gov or 505-819-8205

Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department:

rachel.finkelstein@emnrd.nm.gov