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    COP22 Economics U.S. Climate Insights News
    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
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2024

    Ocean Carbon Removal Is Uncharted Territory. The US Can Help Change That

    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    A scientist takes a soil sample to measure carbon sequestration in a seagrass bed.
    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    January 22, 2024

    The US Cannot Be a Climate Leader and the World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer

    • Climate
    • COP28
    • U.S. Climate
    A team of workers install solar panels to a roof in California
    • Climate
    • COP28
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 20, 2023

    Under New Guidance, “Sustainable” Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2023

    Oil, Gas and US Emissions: Setting the Record Straight

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Hydraulic fracking site in Myrtle, North Dakota
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 6, 2023

    5 Reasons EPA’s New Methane Rule Is a Big Deal for US Climate Action — and the World

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Oil refinery behind a highway in Utah.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 31, 2023

    US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Two workers in hardhats install solar panels on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2023

    One Year In, How the Inflation Reduction Act Is Creating a Manufacturing Resurgence in the US

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Battery factory in Texas
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2023

    Redefining America’s ‘Energy Communities’ Can Boost Clean Energy Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    A train carrying coal in front of houses in Thurmond, West Virginia.
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2023

    EPA’s New Renewable Fuel Standard Will Increase Global Carbon Emissions — Not Lower Them

    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Cars drive down a California highway with farm fields on either side.
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    Overcoming Critical Minerals Shortages Is Key to Achieving US Climate Goals

    • U.S. Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Salt heaps at the Salinas Grande salt flats in Argentina, home to a large lithium mine
    • U.S. Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    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
    September 14, 2022

    How a Clean Energy Economy Can Create Millions of Jobs in the US

    • Economics
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Installing solar panels
    • Economics
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 22, 2022

    How to Protect Forest Carbon in a Fire-prone Future

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forest Service firefighters dig a fireline on a steep-sloped mountain to suppress fire in National Forest.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 25, 2022

    Innovative Partnerships Bring Community Solar to Low-income Households in the US

    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Solar field in Denver, Colorado
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Finance
    Insights
    July 22, 2022

    How to De-risk Low-carbon Investments

    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Two men clean solar panels in Kenya
    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance

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