An Ocean and Climate Agenda for the New Administration
The Biden administration can take 20 actions in its first 100 days to leverage the power of the ocean in the fight against climate change.
Promoting Climate-Resilient Agricultural and Rural Credit
The climate crisis may have serious implications for agricultural finance.
Rethinking the Intersection of Climate Policy and the Federal Budget
The magnitude of risks facing the U.S. economy mean that the federal budget process can no longer ignore climate concerns.
TPS Can Promote Stability and Recovery for Central American Countries Hit by Recent Hurricanes
Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused widespread damage to several already fragile Central American countries, leaving them incapable of safely and adequately accepting the return of their own nationals living abroad.
A CRA To Meet the Challenge of Climate Change
A modernized Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) would be a useful tool to effectively address climate resilience and environmental racism in low-income communities of color.
Revamping Federal Climate Science
The urgency of the climate crisis requires day one executive action to restore scientific integrity and rebuild the federal climate science apparatus.
How U.S. Diplomacy and Diplomats Can Help Get International Climate Action Back on Track
To deliver on his promise to lead on climate change action abroad, President-elect Joe Biden should put the U.S. Department of State in the central role of executing this new and urgent charge.
Modernizing the Social Contract With Investment Fiduciaries
To help build a new social contract among companies, investors, workers, and society, regulators should modernize the fiduciary rules governing investment advisers and retirement plan fiduciaries to ensure that they disclose how they handle environmental, social, and governance considerations.
To Save Nature, We Must Protect 30 Percent of U.S. Ocean
A healthy U.S. ocean requires both sustainable fisheries management and marine protected areas.
State Climate Leadership Is Coming to the Nation’s Capital in 2021
Candidates from states with existing climate commitments won in the 2020 election and will bring lessons from this state-level climate action to Washington.
5 Ways State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
Pro-worker advocates must advance strategies and policies that will ensure that all climate jobs are high-quality union jobs that make the economy more equitable.
Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.
Building Equitable, Healthy, and Climate Change-Ready Communities in the Wake of COVID-19
Investing in equitable, healthy, and climate change-ready communities is essential to ensure a just economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equitable and Just Hurricane and Disaster Preparedness Amid COVID-19
As the United States struggles to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments must prepare communities for an extremely active hurricane season fueled by climate change, as well as support resilient and equitable rebuilding in the wake of disasters.