This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard US Country Manager Stephanie GagnonThe United States invests heavily in research and development...
Climate Mitigation in the US: Include a Price on Carbon, Reinstate the Clean Power Plan, and Electrify Transportation
Policy Recommendation # 1: Put a Price on Carbon Congress should put a price on carbon dioxide emissions either through...
United States Leads the Way in the Growth of Renewables for Power Generation
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the U.S. consumed a total of 4288.76 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in...
U.S. Falling Short Without Federal Policy – 3.7% Increase in Emissions Since 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Level: 6,776.6 Metric Tons in 2018 (including CO2, CH4, and fluoridated gases), an Increase of 3.7%...
Several States Pass 2050 Net-Zero Carbon Emission Laws While the US Federal Government Continues to Drag its Heels
Several American states recently strengthened their carbon emissions reductions targets. In August, Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, signed an executive...
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
The United States is home to some of the most groundbreaking research on climate change, but at the federal level,...
The Rate of Growth of Green Jobs in the US Depends on the Election Outcome
The 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report found that the U.S. Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors employed “approximately 6.7...
The Link Between Systemic Racism and Climate Change in the US
In the United States, the greatest burden of climate impacts are disproportionately borne by low-income communities of color. Extreme weather...
US Aviation Bailout Program Lacks Climate Provisions
The commercial aviation industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the United States and globally. The...
American Public Lands are Under Threat
More than 12% of the total land area of the United States and almost 20% of its marine area are...