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Raise the Urgency How to Talk About Climate 2019

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE LEADING TO INCREASINGLY IRREVERSIBLE IMPACTS; WINDOW FOR ADAPTATION VERY LIMITED

On Monday, February 28, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report from the IPCC Working Group II: AR6 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report assesses the science literature documenting the devastating effect of human-caused climate change …

March 1, 2022, 6:13 pmMarch 1, 2023

A electric heavy-duty truck drives on a highway

Energy

Climate, Health, and Economic Benefits From the Shift to Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks

Heavy-duty trucking is a growing industry that connects the global economy, but its reliance on fossil fuels has made it a potent source of pollution. Heavy-duty trucks are the fastest-growing source of climate pollution in the U.S., emitting nearly a …

February 7, 2022, 4:03 pmMarch 1, 2023

Energy, Issue Areas

How Renewable Energy Bolsters the Grid Against Blackouts

Fossil-fueled climate events stress the grid Climate change is fueling extreme heat, droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes, which are overtaxing America’s outdated power grid. In a May 2023 report, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a regulating authority that monitors the …

January 21, 2022, 3:47 pmJune 1, 2023

Energy

Electric Car and Truck Safety

Electric cars and trucks have higher safety ratings from major government agencies, reduced odds of injury in the case of an accident, lower personal injury claims, lower risk of rollover crashes, and reduced risk of fire in the case of …

January 5, 2022, 1:25 pmMarch 1, 2023

Energy

Mining for Electric Car Batteries: Lithium, Cobalt, Copper and Other Minerals and Materials

Global demand for lithium, cobalt, nickel, and the other components of electric car and truck batteries is expected to skyrocket as more countries and automakers commit to making all new vehicles electric. As this demand grows, so does our responsibility …

November 29, 2021, 3:07 pmMarch 28, 2023

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News, Science, The IPCC

Natural gas prices continue to rise: what it means for the United States

Natural gas prices have doubled in the past year, putting pressure on American companies and consumers, a sign of U.S. vulnerability to international price fluctuations. After a decade of marginal or negative returns, U.S. drillers are using profits from higher …

October 13, 2021, 4:44 pmMarch 1, 2023

Energy

Cargo Ships, Climate Change & The Solutions That Can Lead To Cleaner Shipping.

Over 3 million people worked in clean energy jobs according to the 2021 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, which uses data from 2020.

October 1, 2021, 11:10 amMarch 1, 2023

Energy

Where the Clean Energy Jobs Are: 2021

Over 3 million people worked in clean energy jobs according to the 2021 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, which uses data from 2020.

September 16, 2021, 12:21 pmJuly 26, 2022

News, Science, The IPCC

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS SEVERE, WIDESPREAD

Impacts, some locked in, will be extreme at 1.5°C and worse at 2°C Narrow window to avoid catastrophic outcomes by reducing carbon emissions is open but closing rapidly On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the …

August 9, 2021, 4:00 amMarch 1, 2023

Woman charing electric cars connected to power grid

Energy, Issue Areas

Electric Car and Truck Charging, Explained

What are some charging and equity considerations? Low-income communities and communities of color disproportionately feel the impacts of vehicle pollution and can benefit the most from the clean air and cost-saving benefits of electric cars and trucks. Yet, as more …

June 1, 2021, 11:42 amMarch 1, 2023

Offshore Wind and Whales: How Fossil Fuel Networks Are Spreading Disinformation and How the Offshore Wind Industry is Working to Protect Marine Wildlife

Why the Rise in Offshore Wind Costs is Temporary

How Car Dependency Costs Americans

Where the Clean Energy Jobs Are: 2023

Experts React to IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Land Report: Managing the Planet Now Necessary for Managing Climate Change, Say Scientists

Agriculture & Climate

Green New Meal

Climate Nexus Announces The Communicating Climate Justice Collaborative

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Communicating Climate Justice Collaborative Members

Meet Our Energy Equity Program Grantees

How Extreme Weather Impacts Public Health

The Localized Health Impacts of Fossil Fuels

How Air Quality & Pollution Impact Public Health

How Extreme Heat & Heatwaves Impact Public Health

Fifth National Climate Reaffirms The Cause & Increasing Impacts Of Climate Change

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS SEVERE, WIDESPREAD

IPCC: PHASING OUT MOST FOSSIL FUELS PARAMOUNT TO LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE LEADING TO INCREASINGLY IRREVERSIBLE IMPACTS; WINDOW FOR ADAPTATION VERY LIMITED

Holding Banks Accountable in the Climate Change Fight – Rockefellers Launch BankFWD

The Business of Climate Change

The carbon offset controversy

Spring meetings, trilateral summit

Net-zero shipping struggles

Pending: loss and damage $$

COP 28 – Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28

Climate Finance at COP27

Climate Finance at COP26

COP 28 – Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28

COP27: Issues and Expected Storylines

Climate Finance at COP27

Methane at COP27

COP28: Issues and Expected Storylines

COP 28 – Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28

COP28 – Health Imperatives for COP28

COP28 Narrative: The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis.

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS SEVERE, WIDESPREAD

IPCC: PHASING OUT MOST FOSSIL FUELS PARAMOUNT TO LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE

IPCC: HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE LEADING TO INCREASINGLY IRREVERSIBLE IMPACTS; WINDOW FOR ADAPTATION VERY LIMITED

Natural gas prices continue to rise: what it means for the United States