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Officials outline implementation challenges: federal funding uncertainty, Green Bank funding and next steps
Summary
During Q&A, state officials said the CCAP provides state‑level priorities and supporting measures but not direct implementation funding; they discussed federal funding uncertainty, the monetized $25M Green Bank appropriation, and plans for follow‑up modeling and support to local implementers.
State officials used the public Q&A segment to clarify how the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan will move from planning to implementation and to respond to participant questions about modeling, funding and local impacts.
Sarah Pagoda, federal policy and program alignment manager at the Washington Department of Commerce, said the CCAP itself does not include dedicated follow‑on implementation funding. ‘‘The CCAP itself doesn't come with specific funding,’’ she said, but added the team will work with state agencies and the legislature to align funding requests with the plan’s…
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