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The states of the Mid-Atlantic are economic powerhouses and political hotbeds, and they play key roles in our national energy and transportation systems. Ceres works with companies and investors that have significant operations in the Mid-Atlantic to advocate for robust clean energy deployment, clean transportation, and energy affordability policies.
Companies and investors have helped make Mid-Atlantic states leaders in the clean energy economy. The region’s states are well-positioned to take necessary action to fight climate change and ensure that their economies remain robust for years to come. With support from the business community, policymakers are working on strong policies to bolster the aging power grid and secure a cleaner, more affordable energy system.
Companies and investors in the Garden State support pollution reduction and electric transportation solutions, and the state has responded with trailblazing climate, clean energy, and clean transportation policies. New Jersey has also provided a model to the nation for growing the clean energy workforce.
While cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are working toward a zero emissions economy, Pennsylvania has lagged neighboring states in deploying clean energy. Major businesses and employers in the state are advocating for forward-thinking policies to ensure the state drives down energy costs and adopts the innovative clean technologies it needs to maintain its critical role in powering the region.
After investors and employers pushed Maryland to take a more aggressive approach to deploying clean energy, the state has emerged in the 2020s as one of the most ambitious in the nation. Driven by its bold pledge to achieve a net zero economy by 2045, Maryland is now positioned to capture the potential of the clean energy economy as it continues to forge its path as a leader.
With support from Ceres and Maryland businesses, Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation to lower energy costs by investing in battery storage and creating clear regulatory processes for clean energy projects.
In Maryland, Ceres and major businesses successfully advocated for the legislature and Gov. Wes Moore to expand EmPOWER, the state’s landmark energy efficiency program.
With the support of 14 major businesses and investors, Maryland lawmakers finalized the state’s landmark climate and environmental justice legislation — including a commitment to achieving a net zero economy by 2045.
As New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a new plan to grow an equitable clean energy workforce, major employers in the state pledged to help develop a sustainable workforce of the future.
With dozens of companies supporting its adoption, New Jersey became one of the earliest states in the nation, and the first on the East Coast, to approve the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, setting the stage for the accelerated growth of clean vehicles on some of the nation’s most important freight corridors.
Companies successfully advocated for the passage of legislation in New Jersey that establishes statewide goals for increasing the number of light-duty EVs sold in the state.
In New Jersey, Ceres worked with corporate leaders to successfully encourage the state to set an ambitious emissions cap when it rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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The Ceres Policy Network represents some of the most recognizable brands in the U.S., who have become leading advocates in the fight against the climate crisis in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.
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