December 28th, 2020 | by NRDC
In January, I will be joining the Biden–Harris powerhouse of a Climate Cabinet, and NRDC will continue the work to build a cleaner, healthier, more just and equitable world
December 28th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
It’s deeply unfortunate that nuclear geopolitics massively extended our use of fossil fuels and hence the power of the fossil fuel industry to pivot to gas generation and delay renewables, but their time has come as well
December 28th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
Heat pumps and decarbonization of grids are the clear climate change winners. For building owners, the annual cost savings are greater, sometimes much greater, for efficiency measures
December 27th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
A Bloomberg story revealing that Exxon knew about its carbon future and intentionally kept that data from view has been all over Twitter for me. Akshat Rathi, who wrote the article, shared a thread that noted that newly leaked documents showed Exxon's future emissions for dozens of projects in its pipeline
December 27th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
2020 is coming to a close, and it can’t end fast enough. But as the year winds down, I am buoyed by two big climate victories on the same day, perched atop a clear change in direction mandated by the election
December 26th, 2020 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
If we are going to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C, we need to fix our buildings. They are the largest end-users of energy, generating nearly 40 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. However, addressing energy efficiency and renewable energy one building at a time will not be enough. To make real change, we must also work at a district level
December 26th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In a recent Twitter thread, Neon Research's Auke Hoekstra, who is well known for debunking misinformation regarding electric vehicles, once again came in to save the day
December 25th, 2020 | by Jake Richardson
The Greenstand app verifies that new trees have been planted and helps tree planters get paid for planting
December 24th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What kind of climate influence will BlackRock bring to the Biden administration
December 23rd, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
There's a $120 billion global hydrogen industry that we have to kick the fossil fuel companies out of. 3-4% of global petroleum use is for long-haul shipping and aviation. About 8% of CO2e emissions globally are from steelmaking. That's more than enough for CleanTechnica to report on. Boosterism for hydrogen outside of those spaces is just perpetuating the wrong industry
December 23rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
All of the EU’s member states but two have failed to show how they will slash air pollution to comply with the emissions limits set out in the EU’s National Emission Ceilings Directive, a troubling new report finds
December 21st, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
Canada's new $170 per ton carbon price will save commercial building owners who switch from natural gas to heat pumps up to $6,000 per year
December 21st, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Biden insists that the dramatic economic shifts needed to fight the climate crisis will create jobs for US workers
December 20th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
This is the power of carbon pricing. It makes business cases for fossil fuels and their applications stop making sense
December 20th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
On Friday, EU lawmakers agreed to provide a €672 billion recovery fund boost for the EU economy. How green is it? Fairly green — 37% of the funding has to go to projects that help the climate
December 19th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Taking part in the global transition to clean ways of living and clean technologies is one of the most exciting, valuable, rewarding, and ultimately significant things you can do. When you hasten the adoption of better ways of generating using energy, you help on so many levels
December 19th, 2020 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic, and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances
