News & Commentary

Overseas LNG Investment Undercuts U.S. Climate Credibility

November 6, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAde Samuel, Jake Schmidt

A recent flurry of U.S. overseas LNG investments puts the Biden administration’s financing policies starkly at odds with the Paris Agreement’s warming goal.

Climate Risks are Financial Risks: Helping Big Banks Prepare

October 27, 2023 Expert BlogSanta Monica, New York CityAlfonso Pating, Elizabeth Derbes

Banking Supervisors are Recognizing the Impact Climate has on the Financial System

Basel Committee to Incorporate Climate Risk into Banking Supervision

September 28, 2023 Expert BlogSanta MonicaAlfonso Pating

It should instruct supervisors to treat climate risk as an element of traditional financial risk.

Strategies for Equitable Implementation of EPA's GGRF

August 31, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent

NRDC and University of New Hampshire's Center for Impact Finance release a series of sector-specific strategy guides and webinars exploring how EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) can deliver a more equitable clean energy transition.

IRA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: A Game-Changing Finance Program

August 16, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Jessica Russo

EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is set to catalyze billions in clean energy projects across the US, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities

Biden Administration Set to Invest $20 Billion in Clean Energy Finance

July 14, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Douglass Sims, Sarah Dougherty

EPA invites applications through October under two of three Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) investments

EPA Announces the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Solar for All Program

June 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Isabelle Elizondo

$7 billion for solar to deliver meaningful benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country

Equitable Implementation of EPA's GGRF

June 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent

To facilitate equitable implementation of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, NRDC is co-producing a series of sector-specific strategy guides and webinars

Credit Unions Need to Manage Climate Risks

June 21, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlfonso Pating

And seize business opportunities to protect their financial stability and the communities they serve.

EPA Announces Detailed Framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

May 19, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Douglass Sims

NRDC's take on the latest from EPA's $27 Billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)

U.S. Delivers for the Green Climate Fund and the World’s Most Vulnerable

April 20, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesJoe Thwaites, Brendan Guy

After a six-year hiatus, President Biden announced the United States is resuming its contributions to the Green Climate Fund with a new allocation of $1 billion.

The Crypto Industry Circulates More Climate Misinformation

April 13, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlfonso Pating

Mining for Bitcoin uses more energy than most countries use annually and creates over 120 million pounds of electronic waste per year.

Using Energy Efficiency to Maximize Low-Income Solar at the EPA

April 12, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesMarissa Ramirez, Adam Kent, Stephen Walls

$7 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for equitable solar goes further with efficiency.

EPA Starts the Roll Out of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

February 14, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Sarah Dougherty, Douglass Sims

This is a huge step with the potential to not only improve lives, but transform ‘green’ investments into ‘mainstream’ investments.

US International Climate Finance Fails Again to Meet Moment

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalJoe Thwaites, Jake Schmidt, Brendan Guy

Congress and the Biden administration must put their money where their mouth is if they want the country to lead in addressing the climate crisis.

RGGI Pays Climate Costs, but Youngkin Sticks It to Taxpayers

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

Virginia's RGGI law just made polluters cough up $78 million, in Q4 alone, to pay down climate costs, while Governor Youngkin's budget would make taxpayers pay instead.

How Green Banks Are Financing the Fight Against Climate Change

December 12, 2022 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalJeff Turrentine

Investing is risky business, but these institutions know that failing to fund clean energy is even riskier.

How to Implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund with Equity and Justice at the Center

December 7, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesMikyla Reta

The Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) offers valuable lessons learned for EPA's implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

Resources to Support Equitable Implementation of Federal Funds

November 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesSasha Forbes, AICP

Resources to support community-based organizations (CBO) and grassroots organizations in applying for federal funds and working with local governments and municipal entities to put policies and plans in place to equitably implement federal resources.

Infrastructure Law Short on Tribal Transportation Spending

November 2, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesZak Accuardi

The United States Congress fell short on prioritizing investments in Indigenous communities through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Now it’s up to the USDOT, tribal leaders, and all fifty states to do so instead.