As coal mines and power plants close across the U.S., many climate hawks envision a new generation of renewable energy facilities rising from the ashes of America’s
Brett Isaac founded Navajo Power, an Indigenous-led public benefit corporation, to rethink the business of clean energy, using renewables to power lives and bring real economic benefits to tribal communities on the Navajo Nation.
A Framework for a People-Centered Clean Energy Transition
July 22, 2021
The climate crisis is here, and we know we need to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions to limit the worst of future impacts. That can sometimes lead to a sole focus on techno-economic solutions to achieving deep decarbonization, which limits a fuller understanding of the challenges and the opportunities ahead. UCS and an advisory committee of external experts set out to take a different approach to wrestling with these issues, one that centers people the people who use energy, the people who help supply it and the people who bear a disproportionate burden of the harms caused by our fossil fuel-based energy system and recognizes the need for systemic changes. Today we released a report,
ADVISORY GLOBAL-CLIMATE/SUMMIT
Biden administration hosts Day 2 of Climate Leaders Summit
Start: 23 Apr 2021 11:57 GMT
End: 23 Apr 2021 14:07 GMT
WASHINGTON DC - Biden administration hosts White House summit with global leaders on Earth Day on ways to slow climate change.
SCHEDULE:
Unleashing Climate Innovation
This session will highlight the critical role of technological innovation in achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient economy; the importance of accelerating public and private investment in climate innovation; and the enormous economic opportunities in building the industries of the future.
U.S. Participants:
- Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo
- Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Leaders: