Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

May 10, 2024

Plastics are everywhere. Jane Patton, U.S. Fossil Economy Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law - says, “They're...

When California Dreams Hit Political Reality

May 3, 2024

The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

SF Climate Week 2024: Are Businesses and Governments Measuring What Matters?

May 1, 2024

Many businesses and governments have a goal of reaching net zero emissions. Sounds good. But what does “net zero” even mean? And how do we get...

SF Climate Week 2024: Leading San Francisco in a Hot and Volatile World

April 30, 2024

In 2021, Mayor London Breed released the San Francisco Action Plan, which aims to achieve net zero emissions for the city by 2040. The plan not...

SF Climate Week 2024: Is California on Track for an Affordable and Just Energy Transition?

April 24, 2024

The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders often touting its role on the leading edge of...

SF Climate Week 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Suing Big Oil

April 23, 2024

On behalf of the People of the State of California, Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and...

Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

April 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. But, as with most technology, there are significant trade...

Nearly 2 Years In… Is the Inflation Reduction Act Delivering Yet?

April 12, 2024

Almost two years ago, Congress passed the biggest piece of climate legislation in our nation’s history: The Inflation Reduction Act, which put...

Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between

April 5, 2024

Even before Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to the mainstream, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert was on...

Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation

March 29, 2024

We’ve heard a lot in the last few years about inflation – how much of it we’re seeing, who’s to blame, when it might be tamed enough for...