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A Review of Federal Climate Policy Rollbacks in the United States: Trends, Sectoral Changes, and Implications for Policymakers

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Stein, S., Squire, C., and Zhao, A (2025). “A Review of Federal Climate Policy Rollbacks in the United States: Trends, Sectoral Changes, and Implications for Policymakers.” Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland. 17 pp.

Since January 2025, the current administration has rolled back many federal climate policies that a previous Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) report found could cost the country $1.1 trillion in GDP by 2035. CGS’s new analysis reviews the over 250 federal climate policy rollbacks executed since January, outlining key regulatory trends, sector-specific impacts, and the implications for state and local climate leadership.


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School Authors: Alicia Zhao, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui

Other Authors: Lauren Harry-Villain, Yann Briand, Henri Waisman, Frederic Rudolph, Catherine Hall, Harro van Asselt, Mark Gjerek, Rico Merkert, Marcio de Almeida D'Agosto, George Vasconcelos Goes, Daniel Neves Schmitz Gonçalves, Ricardo Delgado Cadena, Maria Rosa Munoz, Dipti Gupta, Amin Hassani, Jordi Tovilla, Thalia Hernandez, Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Sidsel Ahlmann Jensen , Hilton Trollip