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November 29, 2023

The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

Urban Efficiency & Climate
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COP28

Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India

Urban Efficiency & Climate
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January 19, 2021

7 Ways the Biden Administration Can Reverse Climate Rollbacks

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U.S. policy

President-elect Joe Biden having a conversation with Mark Updegrove, former director of the LBJ Library.

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January 30, 2019

Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

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November 25, 2018

National Climate Assessment: U.S. Climate Action Can Avoid Tens of Thousands of Deaths, Hundreds of Billions in Damages Annually

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U.S. policy

U.S. Climate
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November 23, 2018

STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

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agriculture
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Air Quality
Water Security
fires
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natural infrastructure
Climate Resilience
agriculture
climate change
health
climate impacts
water pollution
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Ocean

Climate

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November 3, 2017

U.S. Climate Assessment: Now Is the Warmest Period of Modern Times

COP23
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Climate

COP23
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Climate

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August 16, 2017

Draft U.S. National Climate Assessment Confirms Fundamental Truths of Climate Change

U.S. Climate
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climate science

U.S. Climate
U.S. policy
climate science

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June 22, 2017

Manish Bapna to Congress on Climate Action: “We Are Not Backing Down and We Hope You Won’t Either”

U.S. Climate
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Paris Agreement
climate science
climate policy

U.S. Climate
U.S. policy
Paris Agreement
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June 20, 2017

Pruitt’s “Red Team-Blue Team” Exercise a Bad Fit for EPA Climate Science

climate science
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climate science
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U.S. policy

Climate

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April 20, 2017

Attacks on Science Threaten All of Us

U.S. policy
climate science

U.S. policy
climate science

Climate

North America

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March 31, 2017

Does Science Have a Future in “Alternative Facts” America?

climate science
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U.S. policy

climate science
climate change
U.S. policy

Climate

North America

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January 31, 2017

4 Irrefutable Truths About Climate Change Science

U.S. policy
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climate change

U.S. Coast Guard rescues citizens from a 2016 flood in Louisiana

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Equity & Governance

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January 30, 2017

President Trump’s First Week: Is Environmental Democracy in Jeopardy?

U.S. policy
climate science
environmental democracy
human rights
public participation

Protest sign from the Women’s March in Washington, D.C

U.S. policy
climate science
environmental democracy
human rights
public participation

Africa North America

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October 28, 2016

If Climate Change Is the Existential Crisis of Our Age, Why Isn’t it Getting More Attention?

climate science
drought
agriculture
climate change
food security
sea level rise
U.S. policy

climate science
drought
agriculture
climate change
food security
sea level rise
U.S. policy

Equity & Governance

North America

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July 7, 2016

Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

Climate
Business
GHG emissions
Responsible Corporate Advocacy
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June 1, 2016

3 Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit

Climate
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Paris Agreement
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international climate policy
renewable energy

Climate
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May 5, 2016

What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

International Climate Action
Energy
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
UNFCCC
U.S. policy

International Climate Action
Energy
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
UNFCCC
U.S. policy

Climate

North America

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January 13, 2016

6 Steps the Obama Administration Can Take in 2016 to Cement its Climate Legacy

Energy
COP21
GHG emissions
climate policy
U.S. policy

President Barack Obama works on the State of the Union address with Cody Keenan and Ben Rhodes, in the Oval Office Jan. 11, 2016. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Energy
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Equity & Governance

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December 22, 2015

After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
public participation
UNFCCC

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
public participation
UNFCCC

Climate

North America

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December 11, 2015

At Home and Abroad, US Climate Leadership Builds on Solid Foundation

Energy
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
international climate policy
renewable energy
UNFCCC
U.S. policy

Energy
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
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renewable energy
UNFCCC
U.S. policy

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The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

7 Ways the Biden Administration Can Reverse Climate Rollbacks

Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

National Climate Assessment: U.S. Climate Action Can Avoid Tens of Thousands of Deaths, Hundreds of Billions in Damages Annually

STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

U.S. Climate Assessment: Now Is the Warmest Period of Modern Times

Draft U.S. National Climate Assessment Confirms Fundamental Truths of Climate Change

Manish Bapna to Congress on Climate Action: “We Are Not Backing Down and We Hope You Won’t Either”

Pruitt’s “Red Team-Blue Team” Exercise a Bad Fit for EPA Climate Science

Attacks on Science Threaten All of Us

Does Science Have a Future in “Alternative Facts” America?

4 Irrefutable Truths About Climate Change Science

President Trump’s First Week: Is Environmental Democracy in Jeopardy?

If Climate Change Is the Existential Crisis of Our Age, Why Isn’t it Getting More Attention?

Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

3 Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit

What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

6 Steps the Obama Administration Can Take in 2016 to Cement its Climate Legacy

After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

At Home and Abroad, US Climate Leadership Builds on Solid Foundation

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