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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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50% Renewable Energy Would Create Jobs, Investment in NM

Expert BlogNoah Long, Arjun Krishnaswami
New analysis finds that a 50 percent renewable energy standard in New Mexico could create up to 8,830 new jobs in the state's clean energy economy and stimulate over $4.6 billion of new investment in 2030. It would also cut…

Westward, ho! New City Policies Address Building Performance

Expert BlogKatharine McCormick
Western cities made major progress in building energy efficiency, with a recent flurry of activity in building performance policies. The land of big skies, big dreams, and yes, many big buildings got new city policies on the map. Fort Collins…

PG&E’s Bankruptcy Filing

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
PG&E formally initiated proceedings under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code on January 29, 2019, citing its exposure to wildfire liability claims of $30 billion or more. As NRDC warned months ago, potential adverse consequences include a loss of…

For Demand Response, Second Best Isn’t Good Enough

Expert BlogTom Rutigliano
A major cost to the power grid is handling peak load—making sure that there is enough power available when it’s needed most. When consumers use less electricity, it’s much like having a power plant produce more power. Because of this…

St. Petersburg Wins Climate Challenge; 5 More Cities to Join

Expert BlogJay Orfield
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced St. Petersburg as the 20th winning city in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC), a $70 million dollar program designed to accelerate ambitious U.S. cities’ efforts to tackle climate…

2018 Clean Energy Year in Review: Reversing Trump Rollbacks

Expert BlogRoland Hwang
Many of us learned in high school about Newton’s third law of physics: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. 2018 was a lesson in physics: the Trump administration’s furious assault on pollution protections has, in turn…

A Banner Year for Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Climate Leadership

Expert BlogBruce Ho
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic continued their trek toward climate progress this year with more progress on power plant goals and a new bipartisan commitment to tackle the region’s next big climate challenge: transportation.

A Clean Energy Carol for Michigan

Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez
The holidays are upon us once more, which means it’s time to cherish who we have in our lives and give back what we can. It’s also a time to reflect on progress made since last year. When it comes…

McNamee Should Recuse Himself in FERC Resilience Dockets

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
The Natural Resources Defense Council today joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and…

In Praise of Jim Rogers

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
For more than three decades, Jim Rogers was a dominant force for good in national and global energy circles. On the website highlighting his book Lighting the World, published after he retired from Duke Energy in 2013, Jim wrote: “I’d…

Looking Forward: A Timeline for IL's Clean Energy Programs

Expert BlogUnited StatesSamuel Garcia
The distributed generation and community solar programs established by the Future Energy Jobs Act will help ensure that the benefits of solar generation are enjoyed throughout Illinois. As these programs take off and implementation ramps up, it is worth keeping…

Cheapest AND Cleanest: Renewables Are Winning

Expert BlogNathanael Greene
As 2018 closes, it’s now safe to say that clean renewable energy is at an inflection point. Cost is no longer the biggest challenge to greater adoption of wind and solar; it is now the rules of the power markets…

The Year in Energy Savings, 2018

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek
Remarkable progress has been made to decrease the energy intensity of our appliances, equipment, and buildings, and we aren't stopping in 2019.

DOE Stalls Clean Energy R&D: Risking Jobs & Competitiveness

Expert BlogJackie Wong, Madhur Boloor
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) may be sitting on approximately $600 million in Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) funding for clean energy research and development (R&D), despite clear and strong congressional guidance to invest public dollars in new technologies and…