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

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.

Two years ago, BLM modernized its strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources—the Trump administration is jettisoning them to advance its dirty energy program.

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. 

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

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.

As more and more of our forests face threats from industry and the Trump administration, it’s critical to protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

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

It’s time to modernize the antiquated water pricing system and create one that factors in resilience, capital improvements, and efficiency.

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. 

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

Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open vast swaths of protected national forests to logging and roadbuilding, threatening the country’s last remaining wildlands.

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

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

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and disregard of climate adaptation at a time of escalating disasters have immediate and long-term consequences for Americans and the rest of the world.

The COP29 climate meeting in Baku was a contentious meeting. Despite these dynamics, countries delivered three key things.