One Year Later, Texas Voters Retain Strong Preferences for Renewables, Concern for Future Winter Storms
A poll of 933 registered Texas voters on support for increasing renewable energy and grid resilience a year after the winter freeze crisis.
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 …
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 …
New Jersey Voters Strongly Support Offshore Wind Energy
A poll of 858 registered New Jersey voters on support for expanding offshore wind energy in the state.
International, International Cooperation
Methane at COP26
Major commitments on methane mitigation were a highlight of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. (Video by Jehan Harney) Overview: Methane at COP26 Why methane? Methane and climate change Methane is now the second biggest cause of global warming, …
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 …
Politics and Policy
Clean Energy Jobs & Union Labor
Examples of union labor working in the energy transition can be found across the United States; in renewable energy installations, electric vehicle manufacturing, building retrofits, and other infrastructure projects. These growing parts of the organized labor workforce are strengthening ties …
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.
International, International Cooperation, News, Paris Agreement
COP26: Issues and Expected Storylines
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 through November 12, 2021. The Paris Agreement (2015) is a non-binding international agreement that commits countries to work together to limit …
Voters Support Investing in Clean Energy Infrastructure
A poll of 1,525 registered U.S. voters on support for investing in clean energy infrastructure and paying for those investments through increased taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals.
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 …
Majority of Minnesotans back clean energy
A poll of 573 registered Minnesota voters on support for achieving 100% clean energy in the state.
Politics and Policy
The Technocratic Approach to Climate Change, Explained
The scope of the climate crisis and the growing impacts from a warming world are drawing together an increasingly diverse set of people working to address this existential threat. The experts, advocates, and groups within this widening community approach climate …
Politics and Policy
Climate Change, Racism, Patriarchy, and Policy: Climate Justice, Explained
When people talk about the pressing need for climate policy to address the systemic problems of racism, poverty, and sexism, it can make the tall order of climate action feel even further out of reach, tasking us with solving the …
International Cooperation
US Commitment Under Paris Agreement: the NDC Explained
What is an NDC? A Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC, is a set of targets, measures and policies for reducing a country’s greenhouse gas emissions and addressing its climate impacts. In the lead-up to the Paris UN climate talks …
Voters Support Stimulus for Clean Energy, Climate
A survey of 1,310 registered U.S. voters on support for clean energy infrastructure investments as economic recovery and stimulus.
Broad Support Among North Carolinians for Offshore Wind, Transition to 100% Clean Energy
A survey of 656 registered North Carolina voters on expanding offshore wind and transitioning to 100% clean energy.
South Carolinians Struggling With Utility Bills and Want Help
A survey of 532 registered South Carolina voters on energy burden and support for expanding clean energy in the state.
Seven in 10 Voters Support Transportation and Climate Initiative “As Part of the Recovery From the Pandemic”
A survey of 3,818 registered voters across TCI jurisdictions on support for their state participating in the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
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