The SEC’s Time To Act
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should begin using its authority to mandate climate-related disclosures in order to address climate-related risks to investors, the economy, and the public.
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Renewed U.S.-India Climate Cooperation
The United States and India can collaborate to rapidly catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition, which would significantly influence the global effort to combat climate change.
What a Biden-Modi Initiative To Spur India’s Green Transition Should Look Like
The United States and India have an opportunity to partner to catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition—a critical contribution to drive progress in the global effort to combat climate change.
Mapping Environmental Justice in the Biden-Harris Administration
California’s environmental justice mapping tool offers clear lessons for identifying and targeting benefits to disadvantaged communities.
The Biden Administration’s Conservation Plan Must Prioritize Indigenous Leadership
In its efforts to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and ocean by 2030, the federal government has an obligation to acknowledge tribal sovereignty and support Indigenous-led conservation.
The Biden Administration Brings State Climate Leadership to the White House
States have led on progressive climate action, and President-elect Joe Biden’s nominees will bring their lessons to the nation’s capital.
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.
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.
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.