“[Evergreen is] very influential, in terms of figuring out how to take the broader ideas of the progressive climate movement and turn [them] into actual laws that can be passed.”
Evergreen staff at an event with former EPA Administrator Michael Regan.
Our Mission
Evergreen is leading the fight to put bold climate action at the top of America’s agenda. We’re building the ambitious, actionable policy roadmap for an all-out mobilization to defeat climate change—and to create millions of jobs in a thriving, just, and inclusive clean energy future.
Our History
Evergreen was founded in 2020 by former Inslee for America staffers and supporters who came together with a mission to build an all-out national mobilization to defeat the climate crisis and create millions of jobs in a clean energy economy.
When Gov. Inslee left the presidential race, he made his 218-page “gold standard” policy plan into an open-source document. It became the Evergreen Action Plan, a comprehensive roadmap for that national mobilization to invest in and build both a thriving clean-energy economy that strengthens communities and a future rooted in justice and economic inclusion.
That work influenced standards and investments across the country, and shaped core components of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—the largest climate investment in U.S. history.
Our Path Forward
Today, we combine movement partnerships with direct advocacy to deliver the greatest impact as fast as possible. We mix bold policy products with campaign-style communications and shrewd advocacy tactics. And it’s working.
Since Evergreen was founded, we have successfully influenced the U.S. climate policy landscape. We played a pivotal role in the passage and implementation of the IRA, helped set critical federal standards on pollution, and aided in major state wins like Michigan’s 2023 100% clean energy standard. Now, under the Trump administration, we are defending and advancing that progress at the federal level while helping states achieve bold climate progress that is good for workers and families.
Though the challenges are immense, our work to build a thriving, just, and affordable clean energy future is just getting started. We hope you’ll join us.
“Evergreen includes some of the most prominent scientists and policymakers working for better climate policy and environmental justice, and they seek to leverage their experience and network to push for key energy and climate provisions...”
“Evergreen has been heavily responsible for the fact that there are still good things happening on climate and clean energy, even amidst the bleak context of Trump’s attacks on progress here in our nation.”
“In addition to making it easy for concerned individuals to take action, [Evergreen Action's] policy expertise, in-depth analysis articles, and coverage of the real-life stakes made it easy for climate advocacy groups like ours to be strategic and focus our efforts around specific provisions.”