An innovative technology recently launched in the United States is rapidly expanding its reach, and JustAir, the startup behind it, is quickly collecting awards and notoriety for its services. JustAir was founded by Darren Riley, a Detroit resident who started to explore air quality levels when he was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma. He began to...
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Support for Efforts to Combat Climate Change Has Lessened Among Republicans in the US
An Email Inquiry to a Republican Climate Advocate (Debbie Dooley, Tea Party Patriots) Dear Debbie Dooley: 11/17/2024 debbie@mainstreetpatriots.usI acknowledge that you have worked with the Republican party and respect that you are also a vocal and strong advocate for solar energy in the United States, particularly in the conservative movement. I also recognize...
The U.S has Lost 10% of its Tree Cover Since 2010
A total of 818,814,000 acres in the United States is covered by forest. That’s 36.21% of the total land mass. United States forests are a mix of many different types as the United States spans a large land area and is composed of Arctic to tropical zones. The United States mostly has deciduous and coniferous...
Recommendations to Strengthen the US’s NDCs
The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Pledges. The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator, an interactive tool that supports the development of updated country NDCs to be submitted in...
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 has grown nearly twelvefold, while wind energy has increased 2.6fold. The United States’ reliance on renewable energy has grown from 5% to 17% in the past ten years. Despite...
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. Many problems exist in the United States regarding drastic weather events, including wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and drought. Although some of these severe weather events used to be...
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 by a sit-in with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Nancy Pelosi’s office to support a Green New Deal. After this event, hundreds of hubs were established across the country. In 2019,...
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, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont) are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is a cap-and-trade program. California also has a cap-and-trade program, while...
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 government over the past year. Below is a copy of the letter sent to each nominee and why they were chosen to receive this award.US 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Jay Inslee,...
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, the Act has garnered criticism from many. Originally proposed in the form of the Build Back Better Plan, the measure did not pass and was rewritten as the IRA. The...