Clean Energy Tax Incentives Will Help Fight the Climate Crisis
Clean energy tax incentives will drive major climate investments and are a must-have element of any infrastructure package.
To Decarbonize Households, America Needs Incentives for Electric Appliances
New consumer rebates can incentivize the purchase and installation of key household electric appliances over their fossil-fuel counterparts and help put the country on a path to fully electrifying its housing stock.
Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy
By taking action to protect the watershed of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, the EPA can support indigenous-led conservation and a robust economy in the region.
Using Performance Management to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Surface Transportation Sector
The next surface transportation reauthorization bill should require states and metropolitan regions to adopt targets that represent clear reductions in surface transportation GHG emissions that put the sector on a path to net-zero emissions by midcentury.
6 Ways To Create Jobs and Solve Climate Change Through Nature-Based Infrastructure
The American Jobs Plan should increase investments in conservation and agriculture.
The Compound Benefits of Greening School Infrastructure
With long-term federal infrastructure investment, schools can deliver critical health and learning benefits to students while supporting the transition to a 100 percent clean energy future.
Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements
Regulators should use the bank capital framework to improve the resiliency of the financial system to climate-related risks.
A Look at the Rhetorical Evolutions of Congress’ Former Climate Deniers
Many former climate deniers in Congress now acknowledge the dangers of global warming—but do they have a plan to fix it?
Assessing China’s Energy and Climate Goals
Beijing recently released modest near-term climate targets that will make it more difficult for China to meet its own carbon neutrality goal—and for other nations to meet global climate stabilization goals.
‘Republican Roadmap’ to Nowhere
The Senate Republican alternative to the American Jobs Plan would fail to invest in critical sectors necessary to create jobs and transition the United States to a competitive, 100 percent clean economy.
The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days
The White House and U.S. Department of the Interior have made quick progress on increasing conservation ambition, addressing climate change, and strengthening tribal consultation in the first 100 days.
Putting Climate at the Center of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship
As the Biden administration reengages the United States with Europe, tackling climate change should be at the center of its strategy.
An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico
The Biden administration has pledged to provide Puerto Rico—home to more than 3 million U.S. citizens—with the resources and technical assistance it needs to recover and prosper in the wake of multiple natural disasters and ongoing economic and fiscal crises.
Advancing Equity Through Grid Modernization
Congress and the Biden administration must invest in modernizing the nation’s power grid to ensure all Americans have access to reliable, affordable, and pollution-free electricity.
How the American Jobs Plan Delivers Climate Action
Fulfilling the United States’ mandate to tackle the climate crisis begins with fully funding long-term clean energy investments, as included in President Joseph Biden’s American Jobs Plan.