New Hampshire's Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) Engagement Archive

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The New Hampshire Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) was developed as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the PCAP was to create a pathway that will support investment in policies, practices, and technologies that reduce pollutant emissions, create high-quality jobs, spur economic growth, and enhance the quality of life for all Granite Staters. 

The New Hampshire PCAP builds on the state’s past and present energy policies and programs in the electric generation, building, and transportation sectors. The PCAP process relied on extensive stakeholder engagement, facilitated by New Hampshire Listens of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, to identify new opportunities and develop specific goals and outcomes.

Learn more about the CPRG process

Read the NH PCAP

Community Conversations

We held community conversations online and in person to name key priorities for reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in your community or region. Between December 2023 and early February 2024, a series of community conversations were offered for people to learn, listen, and walk with each other to help develop a priority climate action plan.

We heard about local and regional projects that will benefit communities most in need and address the barriers to implementing those projects. From workforce solutions to building a cost-sharing program to increase weatherization efforts for low- to moderate-income people to developing a coalition to buy solar power for buildings, etc.

These conversations were focused on talking about local issues and potential solutions in many different arease of concern:

  • Agriculture
  • Commercial & Residential Buildings
  • Electricity Generation and/or Use
  • Industry
  • Natural & Working Lands
  • Transportation
  • Wastewater
  • Waste & Materials Management

The insights from the Greater Manchester, Greater Nashua, and the Greater Seacoast Regions will also help to inform the development of a Climate Action Plan for Greater Boston.

In-Person Community Conversation Materials

Online Community Conversation Materials

Cross-Sector Stakeholder Gathering Materials

We held three cross-sector stakeholder gatherings where people working on greenhouse gas and air pollution reduction efforts, advocates, non-profits, regional and city/town planners, association leaders, etc., can talk about priorities and projects that are essential elements of New Hampshire's PCAP (due March 1, 2024) and CCAP (due the following year).

Spring 2024 Update Session Materials

We hosted online community engagement events on June 5 & 6 to share updates and what's next for NH's Climate Action Plan. People across NH participated to hear updates about NH's PCAP and implementation grant application (submitted to the EPA on March 1 & April 1). Participants also learned about NH's priority measures (PCAP), preparation for implementation grants, and community engagement linked to CCAP. Thank you to everyone who attended and engaged in the process!

Additional Resources

The information provided on this site is intended to support meaningful engagement throughout the development of New Hampshire's Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP). The materials posted here do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of NHDES or any other state agency. The work of NHDES and other participating entities on the CCAP will be focused on completing the elements required by EPA under NHDES' CPRG grant agreement. Learn more about the CPRG process here.