We're Washington’s lead agency on climate change. The impacts of climate change are happening now and will continue to affect our communities and ecosystems for decades to come. Learn how we're already responding to and planning for future impacts of climate change in Washington state.
Washington’s climate change resilience strategy
The Washington State Climate Resilience Strategy is an important tool that brings together Ecology and state agency partners to help communities, infrastructure, and natural and working lands prepare for the impacts of climate change in Washington.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is pivotal to our work. Our global reliance on fossil fuels adds greater amounts of greenhouse gases to our atmosphere, which results in higher global temperatures and causes most climate change impacts.
The Washington Climate Partnership works to create a statewide strategy to meet Washington's climate goals. We're developing a comprehensive climate action plan that covers all economic sectors through collaboration with the Department of Commerce, impacted communities, Tribes, businesses, workers, subject matter experts, and more.
Reducing wildfire, drought, and water supply impacts
Monitoring wildfires and smoke is a collaborative process between state and federal agencies. Increased temperatures leads to a cycle of less snowpack and water supply, which leads to more droughts, drier environments, extreme heat events, and a higher risk of wildfire and unhealthy air quality levels.
Ocean acidification has devastating impacts on wildlife and the environment. It's the result of our oceans absorbing excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, resulting in changes to seawater chemistry.
