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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2024

    In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Oil refinery in Los Angeles County, California
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2024

    Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2022

    4 Quick and Sustainable Solutions to High Gas Prices in the US

    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    A close-up photo depicting gas prices above four dollars
    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2021

    US Infrastructure Bill Is Good, but Not Enough to Transform the Electricity Grid

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Two people working on power lines
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 19, 2021

    Voting Rights Are Fundamental to Democracy and Climate Justice

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    A group of people sitting at desks separated by white dividers with the United States flag on them.
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    April 16, 2021

    How BlackRock and Vanguard Can Advance the Net-zero Emissions Movement

    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • offsets
    • Finance
    Capital building.
    • net-zero emissions
    • Climate
    • offsets
    • Finance
    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
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    October 28, 2020

    Importing a Good Idea to the U.S.: Parametric Insurance and Climate-Related Risks

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paying for Paris
    YMCA Mountain fire, Colorado, July 2020
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 13, 2020

    How Wind Turbines Are Providing a Safety Net for Rural Farmers

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines in the distance at sunset.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    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
    Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    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
    • U.S. policy
    Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2020

    7 Ways the Trump Administration Is Harming the Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Oil wells in North Dakota with a natural gas flare in the background.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2020

    US Coronavirus Response: 3 Principles for Sustainable Economic Stimulus

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • health
    • renewable energy
    MTA New York City Transit
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2020

    7 Things to Know About Decarbonization in the American Energy Innovation Act

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Workers checking a rotor on a marine energy system
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 12, 2019

    How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    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
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 20, 2019

    4 US States Scoring Under-the-Radar Clean Energy Wins

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels on the roof of a house in South Carolina
    • Energy
    • renewable energy

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