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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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California Establishes a Path to an Energy Efficient Future

Expert BlogMohit Chhabra
California recently established an ambitious blueprint for how the state will meet its target of doubling statewide energy efficiency savings by 2030, which would be equivalent to avoiding the annual electricity use of 12 million households and the natural gas…

Report on CA Zero Net Energy State Buildings Misses Point

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
It is time for California to implement its zero-net energy policy in a way that better aligns with the climate goals of the state, the nation (minus the current federal administration and its fossil fuel industry vested interests) and the…

Virginia Takes Big Step in Environmental Justice

Expert BlogDawone Robinson
The creation of the first-ever Environmental Justice Advisory Council in Virginia comes at just the right time, as the state has big problems facing its citizens

Good News: California Set to Eclipse Renewable Energy Target

Expert BlogPeter Miller
California has consistently set the bar high when it comes to climate action, and in the case of renewable energy, the state has consistently over-performed. The latest report from the California Public Utilities Commission shows that major utilities have already…

A Global Alliance to Phase Out Coal Forms at COP23

Expert BlogHan Chen
In the same week Trump Administration officials tried to convince negotiators at the global COP23 climate conference that more coal use was needed, a global alliance of over two dozen countries, provinces, states and cities has formed to declare a…

PJM Asks of FERC: Abandon Basic Economic Principles

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
In its recent comments at FERC on the DOE proposal, PJM floated an idea that would inflate electricity market prices, particularly for large, inflexible, coal and nuclear power plants at times when they are least needed but can’t turn down…

Keeping a Close Watch on China’s Climate Transition

NRDC in ActionBeijing, Shanghai, ChinaJeff Turrentine
JingJing Qian, senior strategic advisor for NRDC’s China program, is bearing witness to some truly remarkable changes taking place in her home country. She’s also helping to make those changes happen.

Inspirational New Visions of a Clean Energy Future

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
California is busy devising paths to decarbonizing one of the world’s most robust economies, and this week brought a welcome contribution to the process. To understand the value of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) new Clean Power and Electrification Pathway, some…

What's Resilience? DOE Should Say Before Spending Your Money

Expert BlogJennifer Chen
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal and nuclear power plants) by paying them billions of dollars to stockpile 90 days worth of fuel onsite. This proposal hinges on the…

Clean Power Plan Repeal Won’t Stop Clean Energy Future in IL

Expert BlogKaren Hobbs
The reality in Illinois shows that we can have clean air, take action on climate change, protect lives, and grow the economy through regulating greenhouse gases and investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

New Coal Power Subsidy Proposal: Implications for the West

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
Desperate to shore up aging and uneconomic coal-fired power plants, US Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to guarantee some plants’ cost recovery and reduce the flow of revenues to cleaner competitors…

Report Highlights Importance of City-Level Energy Solutions

Expert BlogChristina Angelides
NRDC’s new report demonstrates the United States can reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, with city-level work to expand clean energy paramount to meeting this goal.