Legislative Briefing (Jan. 25, 2022): The Clean Future Act (HB6)

Our legislative briefing on Jan. 25, 2022, included four important issues we’re following in the 2022 NM State Legislature.

In this video, Camilla Feibelman, director of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, spoke about the Clean Energy Future Act proposed during the 2022 NM Legislature. The initiative proposes a comprehensive reduction of carbon emissions in New Mexico.

The Clean Future Act sets ambitious requirements of a 50% reduction of climate pollution in New Mexico by 2030 and at least 90% by 2050. Because New Mexico’s carbon emissions have increased since the 2005 baseline, this would represent a 64% reduction of current levels of climate pollution by 2030. To achieve this, New Mexico will have to begin a thoughtful transformation to clean energy and away from fossil fuels that includes everyone, especially disproportionately impacted communities.