It's clear - domestically and globally cities are making large strides to cut emissions, embrace renewable energy, and act on climate change.
The View from NYC: 5 Years After Sandy
The scars left by Sandy are particularly visible in those areas most impacted by the unprecedented storm surge - basically everything ocean facing. We’ve spent the last year talking to friends, friends of friends, and people we’ve never met before about their Sandy experiences. With each new retelling of how events unfolded on that day, it brought home what we keep seeing in climate data and other macro reports - climate change is here, it’s making things worse, and it will change all our lives.
We're Still In, Are You?
We're joining the ranks of leading climate action and environmental organizations to say to the 194 countries committed to the Paris Agreement, that we're still in. Become a Citizen Supporter of the Paris Agreement. Click here to say you’re still in!
What is up with the Paris Agreement?
Right now, many people are asking, 'what is the Paris Agreement?'; 'what does it do?' and potentially most importantly, 'what does the announcement from President Donald Trump mean?'. Here is a run down from us on what the Agreement does and what the recent US withdrawal announcement really means for the US and the Agreement.
Nicaragua's Grand Canal & Environmental Justice
Right now, there is a little known major infrastructure work underway in Nicaragua, and it could have dire repercussions for the environment and the people who call Southern Nicaragua home. Nicaragua’s Grand Canal will come with an estimated price tag of $40 billion and will take five years to build - some even estimate the cost may come to $50 billion.