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Clean Energy Now for a Safer Climate Future

ReportUnited StatesJacqueline Ennis, Amanda Levin
Pathways to net zero in the United States by 2050

The EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Can Be Built to Last

Issue BriefUnited StatesLissa Lynch, David Doniger
The EPA has a firm legal basis for strong power sector standards that will accelerate the sector’s ongoing reduction of carbon pollution and help meet the urgent threat of climate change

Tapping the Power of Wetlands to Secure a Thriving Planet

Issue BriefUnited StatesKate Poole
Even though wetlands cover only about 5 percent of the land in the coterminous United States, they support nearly half of all species federally listed as threatened or endangered, harbor more than 30 percent of plant species, and provide essential…

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How to Issue a Green Muni Bond: The Green Muni Bonds Playbook - Issue Brief (PDF)

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U.S. municipalities have vast infrastructure, climate mitigation, and adaptation investment needsIt is estimated that the United States must invest $3.6 trillion by 2020 in basic infrastructure, including transportation systems, waterways, and the power sector— and the current and projected spending...

The Clean Power Plan and State Pathways to Cutting Carbon Pollution

Issue BriefUnited States, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, VirginiaAriana Gonzalez, Ashok Gupta, Noah Long, Luis Martinez, Katharine McCormick, Walton Shepherd, Dylan Sullivan, Mark Szybist, Samantha Williams, Starla Yeh

Is Cloud Computing Always Greener?

Issue BriefUnited StatesPierre Delforge
Finding the Most Energy and Carbon Efficient Information Technology Solutions for Small- and Medium-Sized Organizations

How Green Banks Assess and Report Impacts - Issue Brief (PDF)

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Climate and Jobs National Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs Florida Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs Illinois Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs Michigan Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs Montana Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs New Hampshire Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...

Climate and Jobs North Carolina Briefer (PDF)

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Americans have a significant interest in the plan President Obama laid out on June 25, 2013 in his national climate change initiative, a detailed approach to confronting the central environmental crisis of our time. As you consider how best to...