In 2019, Coloradans helped pass the historic Climate Action Plan, establishing science-based goals to cut greenhouse gas pollution to address the climate crisis. But without strong and enforceable standards to ensure that these targets are met, our state isn’t on track to achieve those targets.
There is no time to wait; Coloradans are already experiencing the harmful impacts of climate change.
Thanks to the tireless dedication of our elected climate leaders in Colorado’s legislature, on the final day of the legislative session last week Colorado passed HB21-1266 a new piece of legislation that makes real progress towards achieving Colorado’s science-based climate goals — reducing climate pollution across several large sources of emissions and for centering important provisions to address environmental justice issues.
A special thank you to the Colorado lawmakers Senator Faith Winter, Representative Dominique Jackson, Senator Janet Buckner, Representative Mike Weissman, and Senator Dominick Moreno for their commitment to sponsoring the final legislation.
There is much more work to be done to meet the goals set out in the Climate Action Plan, but these Colorado lawmakers worked tirelessly, and strategically, to make sure we made progress this year.
If we’re going to make the progress required to meet the scale of the climate challenge, we need these bold leaders in our state legislature to continue to drive meaningful climate policy forward — creating the systemic change that will protect our communities, our businesses, and the future of our beloved state.
57 Colorado lawmakers ultimately voted yes on the final passage of HB21-1266. Thank them for their work to ensure that Colorado continues to take urgent action against climate change.
Topp Fruits is a family-owned organic farm in Delta County, CO. What once was a thriving agricultural center, the area is now home to only a handful of growers. The impacts of climate change have led to significantly shorter growing seasons and a multi-year drought that’s threatening the long-term stability of the remaining growers like Topp Fruits — Colorado’s legendary fruit farms that depend on consistent seasons and abundant water.