Hurricane Helene hit, the US vice presidential debate happened, I found out my mom’s area of North Carolina was suffering dramatically from the effects of Helene (they still don’t have water) and I helped her get out of there, then Hurricane Milton terrorized us down here in Florida. I watched … [continued]
The climate action report card is much better for Obama/Biden and Biden/Harris than for Trump/Pence, which is unsurprising given President Trump’s rhetoric on the subject. The Obama/Biden administration could have done much more, and while a Biden/Harris administration would be much stronger on climate change action than the Trump Administration, it too has more work to do to get to a truly effective climate action plan.
If you want bold action on climate change, vote for candidates who advocate for reducing the amount of fossil fuels extracted, not just those who want to curb emissions. That’s the advice of two New York Times op-ed writers, including presidential candidate Jay Inslee.
America’s Pledge, an initiative launched to compile and quantify actions taken by US non-federal actors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, last week published its first report in which it outlines seven ways in which states, cities, and businesses can step up to address climate action.
President Obama will soon be leaving the Oval Office. In the last eight years, the US has emerged as a global leader in the fight against the climate crisis. So we think it’s time to say goodbye and, “Thanks, Obama.” Here are six big climate accomplishments from President Obama’s time in office.
An open letter signed by more than 600 members of the United States’ business and investor community has called on President-elect Trump, President Obama, Members of the US Congress, and Global Leaders to back a “low-carbon USA” and commit “to addressing climate change”.
The US Energy Information Administration claims that even if the Clean Power Plan is not implemented, natural gas and renewable energy will nevertheless remain the primary sources of new generation capacity.
The Obama administration will soon announce its five-year plan for managing offshore oil and gas (OCS oil + gas leasing) from 2017 to 2022. Because of potential impacts on tourism and the environment, in its March draft version of the plan the President already scrapped an auction of Atlantic drilling rights in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
On Monday, September 7 (the Labor Day holiday in the US), the government of Mexico announced that the nation “south of the border” would soon join the growing ranks of countries that have adopted cap and trade to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Mexico’s pilot carbon pricing program will begin … [continued]
The news broke this morning that the United States and China have renewed their global leadership on climate change by jointly announcing their ratifications of the Paris Agreement on climate change ahead of schedule. The prediction we made last week about the landmark international climate agreement has thus come to pass. In a … [continued]
