News & Commentary

Transforming city budgets to address climate change will be essential to meeting our climate goals, and Pittsburgh has taken a first step.

Over 3.5 million jobs (short and long term) can be created by achieving India’s newly announced 500 gigawatts (GW) non-fossil electricity capacity goal by 2030, as discussed during an NRDC and partner session in Glasgow.

India continues to set the tone for stronger climate action at COP26 with the Green Grids Initiative - One Sun One World One Grid launched today.

Read about India's new climate target and more at COP26.

India will meet half its energy requirements from renewable energy, and significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2030, Prime Minister Modi announced today at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.

Read about the latest at the Montreal Protocol meetings this week and efforts toward climate friendly cooling in a warming world.

India is key to a successful outcome at the global climate negotiations beginning next week in Glasgow, just as it was during the Paris talks six years ago. 

Read about the upcoming Montreal Protocol meeting and the progress countries have made since signing the Kigali Amendment.

Read about the roles of DISCOMs in achieving India's EV dreams.

Development of the PennEast Pipeline has been put on hold! This fracked gas pipeline would be disastrous for the Delaware River Basin and would exacerbate the climate crisis—here’s how we can stop the pipeline permanently.

During the national COVID-19 lockdown, residents in major Indian cities marveled at the unprecedented clear blue skies. Recognizing that it should not take a pandemic for people to breathe clean air, cities across India are implementing air quality plans.

A year after the launch of the Food Matters Regional Initiative, we are pleased to report considerable progress and accomplishments from the 15 regional initiative participants.

With the alarming rate of global warming already underway, transitioning to electric vehicles now is critical, but it is only possible with an aggressive scale-up of charging infrastructure to accompany the shift.

Climate change adaptation is more urgent than ever.

NRDC has seen a steady decline in total water usage institution-wide and has taken steps to advance water stewardship.

By 2030, India will have added nearly one billion square meters of new commercial floor space--more than the land area of New York City and Washington D.C combined. Building smart from the start is a real opportunity to reduce emissions…