Cutting fossil fuel use in buildings is the next frontier in clean energy, and a major opportunity for states and local jurisdictions to demonstrate strong climate leadership.
The Boundary Waters is a special wild place. An interconnected system of lakes, rivers, smaller tributaries, and wetlands, spanning over a million acres along the northern edge of Minnesota, it has been kept pristine thanks to its wilderness designation. But…
Jungmin Kang was sworn in today as chairman of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission after serving two and a half years as a senior research fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NSSC is the independent government…
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance—together with Earthjustice on behalf of nine other groups—today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from revoking Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument
The study examines finance flows worldwide from 2013 to 2016, broken down by technology, financial instrument, and region. Although investment in renewables dipped in dollar terms in 2016–2017, they have continued to gain ground against conventional energy sources, particularly for…
This report looks at what is needed to unlock investment opportunities in developing economies that are still catching up. We evaluated, by geography and clean energy sector, the most significant opportunities for impact on both climate change and energy access…
This short guide provides an introduction to weather- and climate-related risks and opportunities for loan and credit officers assessing potential lending for infrastructure. The goals are to enhance understanding of these risks so as to structure lending that maximizes performance…
We believe the City and State should advance a congestion pricing strategy that will not only generate ongoing funds for transit, reduce congestion and curb air pollution, but also rationalize the current toll structure by lowering tolls on some city…
The National Marine Fisheries Service has a Seafood Traceability Rule that helps prevent illegal fishing and seafood fraud. When it came under attack, NRDC stepped in.
Over past decades, the feeding of medically important antibiotics to healthy livestock animals has become entrenched practice. Predictably, new guidelines from the World Health Organization calling for the end to overuse of these precious medicines on farms has been met…
