The US state of Louisiana has set a target of 5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2035 in its first ever Climate Action Plan , which was unanimously approved by the state’s Climate Initiatives Task Force on 31 January.

Louisiana’s Climate Action Plan contains 28 strategies and 84 specific actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the entire state economy, while positioning the state to tap into the job growth and economic opportunities brought by the energy transition industries.