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Jan 8, 2025 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski
Although COP29 was dubbed the “Finance COP,” discussions also tackled other critical issues, including adaptation and loss and damage (L&D), which is essential for helping vulnerable nations cope with the devastating effects of climate change and secure support for the damages they have already suffered.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Stephanie Rodriguez |Charlotte Hawes
In November, our Regional Roundtable program team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky for a conversation on Manufacturing an Advanced Energy Future in Kentucky. Why the Bluegrass state? Over the last four years, Kentucky has seen a boom in announcements of new facilities to produce batteries and electric vehicles, as well as inputs throughout the advanced energy supply chain like steel for offshore wind monopiles, battery components, and critical minerals recycling.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Doug Vine
Hydrogen has the potential to significantly decarbonize multiple sectors. Conventional wisdom says that we must build dedicated new hydrogen pipelines and processing infrastructure over the next decades to realize this potential. What if we already had an effective and efficient way to transport (and store) hydrogen across nearly all the United States?
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Charlotte Hawes
It’s been two years since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. While some have criticized the slow pace of IRA implementation, one key climate provision of the law is already transforming climate action at the state level, particularly for states that did not previously have a climate action plan.. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, provides funding to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and execute climate action plans.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Caitlin Flanagan |Jason Ye |Doug Vine
Electricity demand is on the rise. A recent report from the Rhodium Group projects an annual average growth rate in demand for electricity of 1.5 to 2.3 percent in the 2020s and 2.0 to 2.2 percent in the early 2030s. This growth rate is a stark departure from the flat demand of recent decades — there haven’t been similar levels of growth since at least the 1990s.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Amy Bailey
The Superior Community Center in Superior, Colorado is frequently buzzing with activity. On a beautiful sunny day, you’ll often find residents playing cards or children reading in the library. However, as wildfire risks and extreme heat are increasing, people have turned to the centrally located community center as a place of refuge. During the 2021 Marshall Fire, the center became a hub for residents to gather, find a sense of community, and gain access to recovery resources.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Jennie Rhodes
Last weekend, communities along the Front Range of Colorado experienced a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures rising over 100 degrees. In the state and across the country, heat has intensified and become more frequent. Such events are significantly impacting communities and are particularly an issue for vulnerable populations, including the elderly and those without air conditioning.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Stephanie Gagnon |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye
Anyone familiar with renewable energy is also familiar with one of its main criticisms – its “intermittency,” or the fact that solar panels and wind turbines don’t generate electricity if the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Energy storage solutions can help to mitigate that intermittency by collecting electricity generated in the sunniest or windiest part of the day and discharging it when needed.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye |Doug Vine
Close New Transparency Recommendations for International Voluntary Initiatives are an Important Accountability Enabler SummaryThe recommendations of co-Chairs Sarah Bloom Raskin and Bing Leng on the UNFCCC Recognition and Accountability Framework and its first Draft Implementation Plan are timely, balanced and ambitious.
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May 31, 2024 | 
c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye |Doug Vine
On Tuesday, at an event featuring Secretaries Janet Yellen, Tom Vilsack, and Jennifer Granholm along with White House Senior Advisor John Podesta and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi – and co-hosted by C2ES — the Biden Administration issued a statement of policy and principles for high-integrity voluntary carbon markets.
