Expert Blogs

Climate finance is in a period of flux, but there are pathways to scaling up funding to meet the moment.

The law standardizes food date labeling and helps prevent food waste across the state.

New research shows that cities, utilities, hyperscalers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders can work together to prioritize community-focused energy investments to manage rapid load growth while delivering direct local benefits.

In its attempt to obscure greenhouse gas pollution from public view, the Trump administration’s EPA vastly understates the costs this repeal would have on Americans. 

AB 2447, the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act, would require the state to protect clean water for people and ecosystems by reducing excess nitrogen from irrigated agriculture.

By pairing stronger insurance market oversight with risk-reduction programs and better last-resort insurance options, state regulators can help make our safety net reliable again.

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Finance, NRDC, and Climate Impact Advisors provides detailed insights from the field.

SB26-065, the SEED Act, would reduce the number one source of neonic pesticide pollution in the state by eliminating unnecessary seed coatings.

Food waste programs and systems made significant advances around the country—and even the world. It's important to keep up the momentum in 2026.

There are real fiscal risks of failing to plan for the volatility of the fossil fuel industry when the industry inevitably winds down.

Even with some bumps along the way, countries across the globe rallied behind the need to accelerate the transition toward a climate-resilient, fossil fuel–free, prosperous economy.

As risks of disasters rise, so do insurance prices.  

Nearly a year since governments agreed on a set of new international climate finance goals, here’s an assessment of progress and what COP30 needs to deliver to keep on track. 

Food waste diversion policies are a win-win for states.  

Exploring seven potential scenarios for a new climate adaptation finance goal.

Eliminating unnecessary uses of toxic insecticides is the next step.

NRDC and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy are suing the state to stop harmful, unnecessary pesticide pollution.

Organic waste bans are some of the most impactful state policies we can pass to limit the amount of food going to landfills and incinerators—that's why they are the pinnacle of NRDC’s food waste reduction strategy. 

Momentum is growing for financial institutions dedicated to funding climate projects.