Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was written with my colleague Bruce Ho. As the nine Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) states continue to engage in discussions about what their program should look like after 2020, they’ve been wasting no time ramping up the very renewable energy and energy efficiency policies […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The transition to a clean energy future is accelerating all across the country, and this shift has been particularly apparent in the west. From Nevada to Colorado to Montana, power companies across the region are taking advantage of record low prices to invest in clean, affordable renewable energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the Obama Administration made an important investment in the way American cities fight climate change. The U.S. Department of Energy unveiled the Better Communities Alliance. This is a partnership designed to help cities meet their own climate and energy targets and, at the same time, create more […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Questions about climate and energy policies span all top voter issues, but are usually overlooked during presidential debates. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/203213528/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-debate-questions-media-cant-afford-to-ignore
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Exxon Mobil says it’s not possible to predict how climate change will affect its business. A bill in Congress says it shouldn’t be asked to. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/energy-environment/a-new-debate-over-pricing-the-risks-of-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. India to ratify Paris Agreement on October 2 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this weekend that India, which accounts for 4.5 percent of global emissions, will soon join the landmark climate change pact. He […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Small, private forests, which make up more than half of the forestland in the United States, can be turned into potent weapons against climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/private-forests-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A failure to resolve conflicting amendments in the Clean Air Act about 26 years ago could imperil the president’s signature climate change policy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/obama-court-clean-power-plan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND UTILITY BUSINESS MODEL REFORM: Avoiding road blocks This blog is the fifth and final in a series on the policy relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” (energy efficiency, demand response, rooftop solar, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Next week the Clean Power Plan will have its day in court. On September 27th, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument on challenges to EPA’s landmark limits on the harmful carbon pollution from the nation’s fossil fuel-burning power […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Climate Week in New York City this week has offered governments, businesses, and advocates an opportunity to showcase their efforts and best ideas on climate and clean energy. Today, it’s the City itself that does a star turn. The Big Apple is already a global leader among those […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Bumblebees could get federal protections – This week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the rusty patched bumblebee as an endangered species. The population has declined more than 90 percent over […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. If we don’t act boldly, the bill that could come due will be mass migrations, and cities submerged and nations displaced, and food supplies decimated, and conflicts born of despair. Support Our Work […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What if I told you the world could take one action this year that would shave off a half a degree Celsius of warming from our overheating planet? Would world leaders seize that opportunity and do everything in their power to leave their citizens a chance of a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A recently completed study provides powerful new evidence of the vast potential of energy efficiency to reduce climate-changing pollution, cut utility bills, drive innovation, and spur economic growth. The report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows how much the country has already benefited […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 21, 2016 (ENS) – The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is set to become law this year after a ceremony at the United Nations in New York today saw 60 countries worth 47.5 percent of global emissions complete their accession to it and 14 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Next week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in the polluter-backed case challenging the most significant step our country has taken to address climate change: the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan will help clean up power plants, the largest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System DERs AND REGIONAL LOAD FORECASTING: Getting Full Bang for Our Bucks This blog is the second in a series on the relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” (energy efficiency, demand response, rooftop solar, electric vehicles and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Elena Elisseeva Solar power sounds like a genius, obvious way to save the planet—after all, solar is clean and renewable. “If you can offset your home energy consumption, that might mean eliminating a quarter to a third of your carbon footprint,” says Jay Orfield, a renewable energy analyst […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/science/shrinking-artic-ice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss