The state just adopted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires. By Beth Hammon, Senior Advocate, EV Infrastructure, Climate & Energy California is demonstrating something increasingly important for climate policy: Reducing pollution and addressing affordability can and should go hand in hand. Last month, the California Energy Commission (CEC) … [continued]
States are investing in clean energy and lowering electricity bills through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Demand for energy is growing in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, spiking electricity bills and pollution in some states. A recent report confirms that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)—which sets a declining cap on carbon … [continued]
It turns out that gas guzzlers aren’t just bad investments for drivers—they’re bad for banks too. The cost of car ownership has climbed almost 50 percent in the last six years and shows no sign of slowing as gas prices continue to rise while the conflict with Iran drags on. Improving vehicle efficiency is … [continued]
An e-auto factory in Bengaluru, India. Credit: Abhishek Chinnappa/Climate Visuals Countdown, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
What India’s state-level EV strategies can teach policymakers worldwide. Authored by Swapnil Fulari, clean transportation specialist, NRDC India; Amitosh Gautam, state-based representative (Gujarat & Maharashtra), NRDC India; and Harshit Gupta, state-based representative (Uttar Pradesh). Article from NRDC. India’s electric vehicle (EV) market has gained significant momentum. According to the Indian … [continued]
The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year. By Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRDC Climate Week arrives at a moment of extraordinary geopolitical and economic turbulence. Energy insecurity and rising costs are straining … [continued]
Why particulate matter … matters. PM 2.5 (n.): Air pollution consisting of particles less than 2.5 microns across A year after New York put its congestion pricing program into place, requiring vehicles to pay a fee to enter the central business district of Manhattan, city dwellers noticed changes. The sounds of car honking had … [continued]
A dumbo octopus swimming in the Atlantis II Seamount Complex, a group of underwater mountains in the North Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States | Credit:NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014
This would destroy deep-sea habitats and the ecosystems they support. By Rebecca Loomis, Staff Attorney, Nature, NRDC The Trump administration is supporting a new and highly destructive deep-sea mining (DSM) industry in our ocean, despite immense environmental risks and broad international opposition. Early in his second term, President Trump issued … [continued]
By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In … [continued]
Tribal utility, localities, and consumer and environmental groups argue tax guidance illegally hurts renewable energy. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind … [continued]
Our nation’s environment, energy security, and public health is suffering, and the United States has become a drag on the energy revolution it was poised to lead. Since taking office last January, the Trump administration has waged the worst assault in history on the environment and public health. It has … [continued]
