2022 Governor's State of the State speeches: on Energy & Oil
John Bel Edwards:
Goal is offshore oil platforms, wind turbines side by side
I established the Climate Initiatives Task Force and set a goal of reaching net zero by 2050. What makes Louisiana's plan special, and the most attainable in my opinion, is that instead of working against oil and gas companies, we are working with them.
In this state, that will look like offshore oil platforms and wind turbines side by side. In fact, many oil companies have already pledged to reach similar net zero goals.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Louisiana legislature
Mar 14, 2022
Gavin Newsom:
We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them
At a time, when we've been heating and burning up, one thing we cannot do is repeat the mistakes of the past by embracing polluters. Drilling even more oil, which only leads to even more extreme weather, more extreme drought, more wildfire. Just in the
past few years, we've seen whole communities nearly wiped off the map. We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them. And in so doing, freeing us once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Doug Burgum:
Soybean oil can be refined into renewable green diesel fuel
Soybean oil taken from that plant at Spiritwood will be shipped to the Marathon Refinery in Dickinson to be refined into renewable green diesel. It'll be sold into such states as California at a huge premium, maybe as high as $1 a gallon, to meet
their fuel standards. We take it, we process it, we turn it into soybean oil. We take it and we process it again, turn it into green diesel in Dickinson. We're adding value to that same soybean three times, not once. We are already well on our way
towards meeting our carbon neutral goal for 2030. The approved projects from that first grant round will sequester 18 million tons of CO2. We have an enormous opportunity not just to store our own carbon, but to store our neighbors' carbon.
We can store the entire nation's CO2 for the next 50 years. We've got groups working on building CO2 pipelines to bring that CO2 here for us to store it 7,000 feet underground safely.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to North Dakota legislature
Feb 16, 2022
Asa Hutchinson:
We need to accelerate electric charging states across state
Today, I am challenging Arkansas to lead in this world of innovation by focusing on the future of advanced mobility. In order for us to lead, we need to have electric charging stations across the state. Arkansas is scheduled to receive $54 million over
the next 5 years from the federal government for electric charging station infrastructure. Quite frankly, this needs to be accelerated. Oklahoma already has it in place and we may need to devote state dollars to get it done more quickly.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Arkansas legislature
Feb 14, 2022
Mark Gordon:
Needn't choose between fossil fuels or new types of energy
The actions of the Biden Administration regarding public lands and energy, are deeply flawed and clearly miss the mark. Stopping the exploration and production of federal oil, gas and coal means that our state bears a disproportionate burden of reduced
royalties, reduced severance taxes, and reduced economic benefit. These actions won't reduce global warming or benefit consumers. Instead it has caused inflation to soar. Mr. Biden, tear up your energy policy! Let Wyoming power the country!
Give us the tools and the chance to make this nation energy independent again. Wyoming has it all: the best wind, solar, gas, coal, nuclear and the ability to store 50 years' worth of our nation's total carbon emissions. Innovation, not regulation
is our way forward to give our nation the energy it requires and simultaneously solve the world's climate concerns. We do not need to choose between fossil fuels or new types of energy. We need an all-of-the-above energy strategy.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Wyoming legislature
Feb 14, 2022
Gavin Newsom:
We will write the playbook on confronting climate change
Forging an Oil-Free Future: The plan will decrease California's reliance on fossil fuels while preparing our economy and workforce for a clean energy future. California will write the playbook for how America confronts the impacts of climate change--
investing billions in climate tech research & development, clean cars, preparing Californians for career opportunities, and further readying our infrastructure to withstand extreme weather.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
Ned Lamont:
Carbon free electric grid; transportation system to follow
Our electric grid will soon be carbon free, and our transportation system is soon to follow. Our budget provides for hundreds of electric charging stations as our state transitions to an all-electric fleet. We are beginning our conversion to
all-electric school buses and city buses, reducing air pollution in some of our most distressed communities, where there is a disproportionately higher rate of asthma. That's what we mean by environmental justice.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Connecticut legislature
Feb 9, 2022
Kate Brown:
Closed our last coal power plant decades ahead of schedule
In 2020, Oregon closed our last coal power plant--decades ahead of schedule. We have created a comprehensive approach to tackling the climate crisis that can serve as a model for others around the globe. We have set targets to reduce our carbon
emissions. We've established one of the most aggressive timelines in the nation for transitioning to 100% clean energy sources. And we have expanded rebates and access for electric vehicles and infrastructure.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Oregon legislature
Feb 3, 2022
Bill Lee:
Nuclear power is clean energy that actually works
Recently, I visited the TVA's Watts Bar nuclear facility, the last nuclear facility to be built in America, to see firsthand how nuclear power keeps our grid dependable even when the weather is not. Nuclear power is clean energy that actually works
for the private sector. Not only is it clean, but it is also cheap to produce. If we're going to have a real conversation about energy in America, it needs to be safe, cheap to produce, and reliable.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Tennessee legislature
Jan 31, 2022
Mike Dunleavy:
We need oil and gas revenue to transition to renewables
Our ability to increase production is under attack from Washington, DC, and federal courts that side with extremist environmental groups. No state has been targeted more by the current administration than Alaska. For those who want us to invest in
programs such as renewables, as I do, the cost of transition can only come from the revenue from our oil and gas. From that perspective, the policies coming from Washington DC make absolutely no sense and, quite frankly border on insanity.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Alaska legislature
Jan 25, 2022
Mike Dunleavy:
Alaska should remain oil & gas giant for another 45 years
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System has operated for nearly 45 years as the backbone of our economy. It has transformed Alaska into the modern state that it is. The pipeline provides energy, revenue, and jobs for our state, and it provides national
security for the United States as well. I envision an Alaska that remains an oil and gas giant with a pipeline that operates for at least another 45 years to underwrite the cost of government, our renewable potential, and secure our energy independence.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Alaska legislature
Jan 25, 2022
David Ige:
Capture more carbon that we produce by 2045
We know that the climate crisis is real. Hawai'i was the first state to set a goal of 100-percent renewable energy by 2045, with 12 other states following our lead.
Still--experiencing first-hand the severe impacts of climate change--we know that net-zero carbon emission is not good enough. That's why Hawai'i became the first state to commit to a net-negative goal by 2045 to capture more carbon than we produce.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Hawaii legislature
Jan 24, 2022
Spencer Cox:
Help Utah lead in sustainable energy development
I encourage you to vote for legislation to help Utah become the nation's leader in sustainable energy development. We can no longer be reliant on foreign countries--some of whom actively seek to do us harm--to be the primary suppliers of our
country's clean energy future. Twenty-eight of the world's 35 most critical minerals can be found right here in our state. We can show the country and the world how to responsibly harness the power of our precious natural resources.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Utah legislature
Jan 20, 2022
Tim Walz:
Invest in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor propose investing more than $262 million in environmental stewardship projects across the state. The plan includes $20 million in flood hazard mitigation grants to local governments, $13.8
million in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure, $60 million in capital improvements to bus rapid transit, more than $20 million for local government stormwater construction grants, and $8 million in dam safety repair and reconstruction.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Minnesota legislature
Jan 18, 2022
Eric Holcomb:
Building largest solar farm in US on 13,000 acres
We're putting new energy into new energy. More and more solar projects are cropping up all across our state. After I visited Tel Aviv last year, Israel-based Doral Renewables announced they were building the largest solar farm in the United States on
13,000 acres in Starke and Pulaski counties. Eventually, it will generate enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes, all by cultivating the sun.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Indiana legislature
Jan 11, 2022
Jay Inslee:
State's legal and moral obligation to reduce emissions
It is our state's legal obligation to reduce emissions--but it is also practical, and most importantly it is a moral obligation. Legislators can be proud their work created policies that will remove 43.5 million metric tons of emissions annually.
But to meet our statutory commitment, we have to reduce emissions by 6 million more metric tons per year to reach our 2030 emissions limits. That's equivalent to the annual emissions of 1.3 million vehicles on the road.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Washington legislature
Jan 11, 2022
Kim Reynolds:
We must continue to embrace an all-of-the-above approach
Iowa is a leader in the production of both ethanol and biodiesel and the crops that make them. The Biden Administration has focused almost all of its efforts on electric vehicles, actively working to eliminate gas-powered cars.
That's a mistake, especially as China works to lock up the precious metals that make EV batteries. Instead, we must continue to embrace an all-of-the-above approach, where we support energy sources that come from right here in Iowa.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Iowa legislature
Jan 11, 2022
Kathy Hochul:
$500 million investment in offshore wind energy
I'm now announcing a nation-leading, $500 million investment in offshore wind energy that will create thousands of good-paying green jobs. As we build out our wind-energy capacity, and continue our transition to clean energy, our reliance on fossil
fuels must be phased out. New construction in the State will be zero-emission by 2027, and we will build climate-friendly, electric homes and promote electric cars, trucks, and buses.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the New York legislature
Jan 5, 2022
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