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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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The Nihilism of Trump’s Climate Policy

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
The administration cites the likelihood of catastrophic global temperature rise to justify gutting fuel-efficiency standards. Yes, you read that correctly.

Happy Energy Efficiency Day 2018: Michigan Spotlight

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
Happy 3rd annual national Energy Efficiency Day! In Michigan, we have a lot to celebrate as energy efficiency has quickly become the cornerstone of the state's clean energy future.

Solar Blooms in Rural U.S, with Co-ops in the Driver’s Seat

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami
A report released this Summer by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) documents the tremendous growth in solar energy driven by electric cooperatives. The cost of solar is on the decline, access to solar is expanding, and the future…

Why AGA Gets Electrification Wrong

Expert BlogAmanda Levin
The American Gas Association (AGA) is out with a report that attempts to contradict the widely-accepted consensus that electrification—the strategic replacement of fossil-fuel burning appliances, vehicles, and industrial equipment with electric versions powered by clean, renewable electricity—will be a key…

Transform Transportation to Head Off Worst of Climate Change

Expert BlogRoland Hwang
Tailpipe carbon pollution continues to rise, and it is long past time to put a halt to that trend. That’s why we are so excited to be a part of the 50x50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency, which is…

Don't Throw Good Climate Money After Bad with BECCS

Expert BlogNathanael Greene
Following on the IPCC compiled 130 modeled scenarios that overwhelmingly concluded governments will fail to control global warming emissions and need to such CO2 out of the air. the UK government appears to be interested in supporting bioenergy coupled with…

California Embraces Another Zero-Carbon Bill

Expert BlogNRDC
In the latest move to fight climate change, Governor Brown signed a bill protecting the environment, workers, and local communities during the shutdown process of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Fast-Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment

Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz, Dr. Simon Mui
Today, we are seeing a vital movement to tackle one of our toughest challenges—how to move from a global transportation system made up of 1.3 billion cars and trucks that pollute our air to a system that is truly zero…

Framework for Catalytic Finance in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
As India takes rapid strides on the road to clean energy access, catalytic finance is emerging as a major need to expand the clean energy market. The approach leverages limited public and donor capital to mobilize a larger volume of…

Scooting Toward a More Sustainable and Equitable Mobility

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
Small shared vehicles, running on human power or small electric motors, offer promising path to increasing mobility while shifting more trips out of private autos—an essential task for achieving our climate change goals.

EPA’s Dirty Power Plan Takes Aim at State Climate Leaders

Expert BlogBruce Ho
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to gut federal climate standards for power plants not only threatens to increase pollution and kill Americans, but would also impose pointless new administrative burdens on Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, making it costlier for…

Temporary Setback for Western Grid Integration

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
In an effort that lasted until the final day of its 2018 session, the California Legislature couldn’t quite get to Yes on Assembly Bill 813, the bill authorizing a transition to a fully integrated western power grid -- which will…