This is the third installment in our series on “The Cost of Ignorance” : a set of campaigns spotlighting how the Trump administration is making America less safe, with the aim of inspiring more people to speak out. Research by Potential Energy and others shows that people are more motivated to speak up when they see how they are…
It’s no secret that President Trump hates wind power. His deep-seated resentment of “windmills” stems from a wind farm being built within viewing distance of his Scottish golf course. Since then, he has been relentless in his efforts to undermine wind energy with misinformation and now with his executive power. In an effort to create as many barriers to development as possible,…
Our August Monthly Dose of Hope event was full of insights on hopeful conservation wins and a discussion of how Indigenous forest management strategies can reduce wildfire risk! Climate Action Now Editor-In-Chief Sam Matey-Coste interviewed Amanda Royal, a solution-focused journalist and author of Earth Hope. Watch a recording of the conversation (1 hour) or read…
Time is running out! With the One Big Ugly Budget Bill’s passage, the sun is setting on a number of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits—and consumers, developers, and state and local governments must scramble to take advantage of them before they’re gone. Among these powerful incentives are the EV tax credits, which end on September 30th, consumer credits for weatherization and residential clean energy, which expire on December 31st, and the production…
“Deceptive.” “Cherry-picked.” “Antiscientific.” Those are the three words leading climate scientists are using to sum up the Department of Energy’s newest report on climate change: a 141-page disinformation doozy that calls the global scientific consensus on climate change into question. The document presents itself as a critical review, arguing that scientists have exaggerated the dangers, risks, and potential impacts of the climate crisis…
18 years ago, the Supreme Court determined that greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. They then asked the Environmental Protection Agency to research whether or not they harm human health. The Endangerment Finding was the EPA’s response—and it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that these gases are dangerous. Since 2009,…
The movement to make polluters pay recently scored its biggest win yet.In a groundbreaking, 500-page advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice formally determined that countries are obligated to act on climate change, and those that fail to do so should be held accountable. According to the court’s opinion, everything from introducing fossil fuel-friendly policy to licensing new oil…
Our July Monthly Dose of Hope event was full of insights on hopeful developments in the food tech space! Climate Action Now Editor-In-Chief Sam Matey-Coste interviewed Eshan Samaranayake, a food tech investment Analyst and author of Better Bioeconomy. Watch a recording of the conversation (1 hour) or read a quick recap. Recording Watch the recording….
This is the second installment in our series on “The Cost of Ignorance” : a set of campaigns that shine a spotlight on how the Trump administration is making America less safe, with the aim of inspiring more people to speak out. Research by Potential Energy and others shows that people are more motivated to speak up when they see how…
This is the first part of our “The Cost of Ignorance” series: a set of weekly campaigns that shine a spotlight on how the Trump administration is making America less safe, with the aim of inspiring more people to speak out. Research by Potential Energy and others shows that people are more motivated to speak up when they see how they are personally impacted….