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India Focus: Less Talk, More Action on Climate Change

November 1, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

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

NRDC President on India’s Strong Climate Pledge—Sets Tone for More Action at COP26

November 1, 2021 Press ReleaseIndia

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a stronger climate target for India today at the global climate talks in Glasgow, with 50 percent of its energy requirements to be met by renewables by 2030 and a commitment to cut one…

Seattle Orders Building Standard and Walk Zone for Climate

November 1, 2021 Expert BlogSeattle, WashingtonElizabeth Stampe

Speaking from Glasgow at the international COP-26 climate meeting, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced an executive order to cut Seattle’s greenhouse gas emissions from the city’s two largest sources: transportation and buildings.

Stronger Climate Actions Needed This Year

November 1, 2021 Expert BlogInternationalJake Schmidt

Urgent action is needed if the world is going to have a chance of staving off the worst impacts of climate change. 

House Hearing Grills Big Oil CEOs on Climate Misinformation

November 1, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesSujatha Bergen

NRDC President: At COP26 Biden Launches Assertive Climate Plan

November 1, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

President Biden rolled out a broad package of U.S. climate action before leaders gathered for global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, saying the forum must kick off “a decade of ambition and innovation to preserve our shared future.” He announced…

India Announces New Climate Actions

November 1, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

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.

The Post Office Tries to Keep Delivering Pollution

October 31, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesPatricio Portillo, Jordan Brinn

The USPS wants to replace its aging fleet of delivery trucks with more fossil fuel trucks instead of EVs—a huge missed opportunity.

No Longer a Laggard: California's Bold Setback Proposal

October 29, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnn Alexander

Californians have the opportunity now to make their views known about the proposed regulation—what’s excellent, and what needs improvement.

NRDC to Defend EPA Authority to Curb Climate-changing Power Plant Pollution

October 29, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Supreme Court today accepted cases seeking to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that canceled the Affordable Clean Energy rule, the Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency’s do-nothing regulation for dangerous power…

What Success Looks Like in Glasgow

October 29, 2021 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesManish Bapna

And how President Biden can help to achieve it.

Missing the Forest: How Carbon Logging Loopholes Hinder Canada's Climate Leadership

October 28, 2021 ReportCanadaJennifer Skene

Protecting the Canadian boreal’s carbon stores is a crucial element in our fight against climate change, but industrial logging is responsible for cutting down more than one million acres of the forest each year. The government of Canada has used…

Get the Lead Out: Biden Administration Pledges Cross-Government Strategy to Protect Children and Communities at Risk

October 28, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a whole-of-government strategy intended to curb exposure to lead found in contaminated water, paint, air and soil, with a focus on children and communities at high-risk. There is no safe level of…

25 Cities Demonstrate How Major Climate Wins Are Possible

October 28, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesHilary Firestone

Cities account for an overwhelmingly large percentage of global carbon emissions, primarily through transportation and buildings. But 25 cities, empowered by the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge, found that when they teamed up together, they could make real strides…

NRDC President: Historic Climate Progress Must be Enacted

October 28, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

White House and congressional negotiators agreed to a framework for the budget reconciliation package that will pair with bipartisan infrastructure legislation to enact the core of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.