CCL’s Electrification Month lived up to its name, igniting a wave of action and education nationwide. During August, CCLers powered past our national goal of 3,000 conversations about home electrification, ending the month with more than 3,400 conversations! By Charlotte Ward Citizens’ Climate Lobby So why this push? Two years ago, Congress passed a piece of […]
The 50 utility companies in the U.S. most invested in fossil fuels are planning to replace just half of their existing fossil fuel generation with clean energy by 2035, according to the Sierra Club’s 2024 Dirty Truth Report released Wednesday. By Christine Ho Sierra Club Utilities scored an overall grade of ‘D,’ or 29 out of […]
The problem with good news in the real world is that it’s messy. Neat happy endings are for novels, not the real world, and that goes double for the climate emergency. But even though good climate news is complicated and nuanced, that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t buoy our spirits and fill our hearts with hope. By […]
The share of electricity in Great Britain generated from burning coal and gas fell to a record-low 2.4% earlier this month, Carbon Brief analysis shows. The record low was reached at lunchtime on Monday 15 April and lasted for one hour. There have been a record 75 half-hour periods in 2024 to date when fossil fuels […]
Hotter summers, drier forests, rising waters: climate change is not just a threat to our future, it’s hurting our world right now. While there are many ways human activity has brought about climate change, global electricity generation sources are among the leading culprits. Despite small upticks in the supply of wind and solar power, we […]
The financial incentives for homeowners in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be key in achieving the building electrification and efficiency component of CCL’s policy agenda. But, they’re complicated! CCL volunteers have been asking a lot of questions like, “What are the applicable technologies and their benefits?” “What are the different incentives?” “How do I figure out […]
Wind and solar supplied more of the EU’s electricity than any other power source for the first time ever in 2022, new analysis finds. They together provided a record one-fifth of the EU’s electricity in 2022 – a larger share than gas or nuclear, according to a report by the climate thinktank Ember. By Daisey Dunne Carbon Brief Record […]
Hydrogen is expected to become one of the building blocks for reaching global climate goals, yet current production is almost exclusively from high-carbon sources. By Adrian Odenweller and Dr Falko Ueckerdt Carbon Brief In a recent study, we looked at how quickly the world would need to scale “green” hydrogen – made by splitting water with low-carbon […]
Electricity generation in the U.S. will cross a critical threshold some time this year or next, according to new government projections: 25% of the supply will start coming from solar, wind and other renewable sources. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, the Energy Information Agency, or EIA, expects power generation from renewables – mostly solar and […]
Limiting global warming to 1.5C or 2C would mean “rapid and deep” emissions reductions in “all sectors” of the global economy, says the latest report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Instead, emissions have continued to rise – albeit at a slowing rate – and it will be “impossible” to stay below 1.5C with “no or […]
The world has its best chance yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, but hard and fast cuts are needed across all sectors and nations to hold warming to safe levels, the global authority on climate change says. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released Monday, says opportunities to affordably cut global emissions […]
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9, NIV) While Putin’s war on Ukraine may rage an ocean away, skyrocketing gas prices have brought it to America’s doorstep. Increased gasoline prices touch every corner of our economy, impacting us all. However, amid our real fears about energy prices, we must […]
The recent enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the United States is an important step on the path to cleaner school bus rides for the more than 20 million children who rely on an iconic yellow bus every day and a chance for states to follow with bold action. By Katrina McLaughlin and Justin Balik World […]
In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Scientific meetings were held, voluminous reports were written, and national pledges were made, but because fossil fuels were comparatively cheap, little concrete action was taken to reduce carbon emissions. By Charles F. […]
The use of renewable energy systems, such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars and hydrogen fuel cells, will minimize greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming. But use of these systems has to increase — and they require a lot of metal. The World Bank estimates that about three billion tonnes of metals like […]