Statshot: Climate Change Charge

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s strategic climate agenda, released last December, positions the state as a national leader in reducing climate pollution and pursuing climate-mitigation policies. The state’s ambitious goals include reducing climate pollution by 45% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 95% by 2050. Here’s a snapshot of the state’s changing climate. 

NOTE: Here is one pie chart on the source of Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions, from state of Washington:

Pie chart: https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/Climate-policy-brief-Dec-2021.pdf

And here’s other info:

• 1.3: Temperature increase in the Pacific Northwest from 1895 to 2011
• 1.8: Degrees of warming in coastal waters from 1990 to 2012
• 4: Inches sea level has risen at Friday Harbor since 1934
• 30%: Snowpack decline in state from 1955 to 2016
• 56%: Decrease in total area occupied by glaciers in North Cascades since 1990
• 35: Lost days of “frost-free” season from 1895 to 2011

Source: Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington

Big Number

$5.4 Billion

Money allocated in the state Legislature’s 2022 Move Ahead Washington package of transportation investments to reduce carbon emissions through investments in transit.

Quote

Now is the time to act boldly and quickly to protect the planet and grow our economy with clean energy jobs.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee