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Climate
North America
Insights
October 21, 2021

A Low-Carbon Future in the US Depends on Decarbonizing Petroleum Refineries

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
A landscape view of a U.S. refinery.
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
Energy
North America
Insights
January 25, 2021

Steps to Aid US Fossil Fuel Workers in the Clean Energy Transition

  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Climate Equity
coal-fired power plant
  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Climate Equity
Climate
North America
Insights
December 18, 2020

7 Things to Know About Renewable Natural Gas

  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
The domes and pipes of a biogas plant are visible over a low grassy field.
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
August 5, 2020

COVID-19 Bailouts Should Target Oil and Gas Workers and Communities, Not Companies

  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • environmental justice
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • environmental justice
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
July 28, 2020

Ranking 41 US States Decoupling Emissions and GDP Growth

  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. Climate
A man in a cowboy hat stands under the solar panels of his ranch's water pump. Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA.
  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. Climate
Climate
North America
Insights
May 19, 2020

Ensuring a Fair Transition for US Fossil Fuel Workers in Economic Recovery

  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Climate
North America
Insights
December 9, 2019

Accelerating America's Pledge: How U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Can Deliver Ambitious Climate Action

  • U.S. Climate
  • Cities
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
Rooftop solar panels
  • U.S. Climate
  • Cities
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
Climate
North America
Insights
September 18, 2019

As U.S. Government Retreats on Reducing Climate-warming Methane, 4 States Step Up

  • climate change
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Drilling rig
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Climate
Initiatives
August 15, 2019

New Climate Economy

Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
Climate
North America
Insights
July 31, 2019

A CO2 Direct Air Capture Plant Will Help Extract Oil in Texas. Could This Actually Be Good for the Climate?

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
CO2 removed from the air can be used to extract oil, like at this Michigan facility. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr.
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • fossil fuels
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
July 8, 2019

Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas?

  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Wind turbines north of Corpus Christi, Texas.
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Climate
North America
Insights
September 12, 2018

U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Are Cutting Emissions, and Poised to Do Even More. New Report Does the Math

  • U.S. Climate
  • climate policy
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
Rooftop solar panels in California.
  • U.S. Climate
  • climate policy
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
Climate
Initiatives
January 20, 2018

U.S. Climate

solar-panels-blue-sky
Climate
North America
Insights
November 11, 2017

By the Numbers: America’s Pledge Shows How US Is Taking Climate Action Without Trump

  • COP23
  • science based targets
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
young people preparing ground for tree planting
  • COP23
  • science based targets
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Equity
North America
Insights
September 1, 2017

After the Deluge: How Houston Can Rebuild With Resilience

  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
Hurricane Harvey from space.
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
April 6, 2017

What Are the Top 10 States for Clean Energy Jobs?

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • energy efficiency
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
California solar plant.
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • energy efficiency
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • U.S. policy
Climate
North America
Insights
March 14, 2017

4 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Should Keep Fuel Standards in Place

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
Traffic congestion in Oregon
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
Climate
North America
Insights
March 13, 2017

Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Is a Losing Proposition for America

  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • fossil fuels
  • Economics
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Installing solar panels
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • fossil fuels
  • Economics
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Equity
North America
Insights
January 20, 2017

Rick Perry Offers Mixed Messages to Congress on Climate and Clean Energy

  • International Climate Action
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • climate policy
  • fossil fuels
Governor Rick Perry
  • International Climate Action
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • climate policy
  • fossil fuels
Asia North America
Insights
January 17, 2017

China’s Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy

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