Nearly 84% of the United States’ Energy Production Came from Fossil Fuels in 2023
Environment America’s October 2023 report shows that renewable energy is rising in the United States. Since 2013, the amount of solar energy in the United States... Read more.
Voting for Climate-forward Policy Makers Helps Protect Americans from the Effects of Extreme Weather Events
The United States is a large country spanning thousands of miles across the North American continent, including the state of Alaska and the island chain of Hawaii.... Read more.
Leading Country Climate NGOs: The Sunrise Movement, US
The Sunrise Movement operates mostly remotely and is a youth-led organization focusing on reducing carbon emissions. It was founded in 2017. In 2018, it was popularized... Read more.
The US Makes Use of Cap-and-Trade and Cap-and-Invest Programs
Only thirteen states have adopted an emissions trading system in the United States. Eleven states in the northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Delaware, Massachusetts,... Read more.
US 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Jay Inslee
Climate Scorecard’s 2024 Government Climate Leadership Award is presented to a country official who has done the most to reduce emissions in their country’s... Read more.
US Congress Needs to Address Climate Change as an Overall Issue Affecting Different Economic Sectors
In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in Congress through President Joe Biden’s push for climate legislation. Hailed as a victory for some environmentalists,... Read more.
The United States’ Most Significant Climate Policies of 2023
Michigan’s Healthy Climate Plan According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the average annual temperature in Michigan... Read more.
US: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a rapidly growing mid-sized city of about 200,000 people that acts as a central hub for ongoing social justice and political... Read more.