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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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Building Energy Codes Can REV Up NYS Energy Efficiency

Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo, Sneha Ayyagari
This blog was authored by Samantha Caputo, Policy and Research Associate at Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). Updating the building energy codes in New York and including a plan for zero-energy buildings in the broader energy efficiency framework will help…

The Climate is Changing. So Why Aren’t State Building Codes?

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek
From dramatic wildfires in the west to devastating hurricanes in Texas, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere, once-in-a-lifetime storms are becoming the new normal. We need to have strong and resilient communities – especially buildings-- that can weather the increasing number of…

Electric Uses Are Important Part of Our Clean Energy Future

Expert BlogSheryl Carter
It used to be that using electricity for things like heating water and rooms was more expensive and dirtier than using natural gas or other fuels, so programs to promote switching to electric technologies a generation ago generally didn’t benefit…

New Analysis: Strong NY Efficiency Target Will Save Billions

Expert BlogNew YorkSneha Ayyagari, Jackson Morris

New Yorkers could save more than $7 billion on their energy bills while avoiding 15 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution within seven years if Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets a strong energy efficiency target for the state, according to a…

Preparing for the Heat: Indian Cities

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
Ongoing research and intensive outreach regarding the importance of heat adaptation has the potential to save lives from the increasingly severe effects of climate change.

Why Women Rule NRDC’s Science Center

NRDC in ActionSan Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York City, Ahmedabad, India, United StatesJenny Shalant
And why female leaders tend to be more attuned to issues of environmental equity.

Annual Update on Energy Efficiency from America's Utilities

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
America’s electric and natural gas utilities are now investing more than $7.8 billion annually in programs to help customers use energy more efficiently, according to the latest comprehensive survey. The electricity savings alone exceed the annual production of eight giant…

Will the Kids Save Us From Climate Change?

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
Today’s young people are finally realizing just how much power their voices actually wield. These millennial climate activists have every intention of using it.

World Water Day: Chile’s New Wave of River Protectors

Expert BlogJames Blair
Today is World Water Day, in celebration of a common good that human societies have long understood as synonymous with life. Despite their vital importance for our ecosystems, watersheds around the world remain under threat from resource exploitation. Last week…

Clean Heating Is Part of NY’s Energy Efficiency Solution

Expert BlogSneha Ayyagari, Miles Farmer
Achieving New York’s climate and clean energy goals hinges upon a comprehensive and ambitious plan to increase energy efficiency savings in New York across all fuels. Fortunately, Con Edison, one of the state’s largest utilities, is already recommending incentives for…

New York’s Fossil Fuel Fight

DispatchNew YorkNicole Greenfield
The Empire State has adopted an innovative strategy to ward off an invasion of fracked-gas pipelines—and it’s working.

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Seek to Modernize Mobility

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Who hasn’t had a day ruined by a traffic jam or a delayed train, bus, or subway when trying to get their kids to school, get to work, or get home? Seven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. are…

Future Reality: Set-Top Box Energy Use to Shrink Another 20%

Expert BlogNoah Horowitz
The amount of energy consumed by the set-top boxes used to access pay TV in our homes is due to go down another 20 percent due to new commitments made by leading service providers such as Comcast, AT&T, and Dish…