Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a series of environmental priorities aligned with a “Green Recovery,” a significant step toward reducing the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and creating more equitable economic opportunities in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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This is a clear signal the United States will move away from financing coal, oil and gas projects overseas. Now is the time to make sure the details deliver on that necessary drive to urgently shift public financing from dirty…
The Black List is excited to announce that it has partnered with NRDC’s (Natural Resources Defense Council) Rewrite the Future program and The Redford Center to launch their first-ever Climate Storytelling Fellowship, which aims to encourage more varied climate stories…
Mexico once more failed to demonstrate climate ambition and leadership, this time at the Leader’s Summit on Climate. President López Obrador used the Summit to push forward a misguided energy policy that threatens the well-being of Mexican citizens and the…
Brazil, home to some of the most globally important ecosystems, failed to demonstrate leadership and doubled down on weak goals during the Leaders Climate Summit.
The five Latin American countries that participated in the Leaders Summit on Climate – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico – displayed a broad range of ambition. Once again, some countries demonstrated their willingness to be climate action leaders while…
Governor Newsom announced action to ban new permits for hydraulic fracturing starting in 2024 and called on state regulators to evaluate phasing out all oil production in the state by 2045.
At the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, President Xi reiterated China’s commitment to climate action, including by strengthening its efforts to cap and bring down its coal consumption and to transition decisively from coal.
It was an honor presenting NRDC's recommendations for ensuring that investments in racial equity, affordable housing and transit can ensure clean energy jobs continue to be the fastest growing job sector in the economy.
Cutting U.S. emissions by at least half by decade’s end is ambitious, achievable, and necessary. It also requires deliberate actions to ensure an equitable transition.
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