Electricity allows our communities to function; clean electricity allows our communities to thrive. Shifting the electric grid to clean forms like wind and solar will require a massive buildout of … Read more
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6 Claves Sobre la Eliminación de Dióxido de Carbono de la Atmósfera
El Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático de las Naciones Unidas, (IPCC), reitera en su Sexto Informe de Evaluación de marzo de 2023, que será necesario reducir las … Read more
Five Things to Know About Carbon Dioxide Removal
1. What is carbon dioxide removal and how does it work? How is it different from carbon capture? Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a strategy where carbon dioxide (CO2) is … Read more
Three Ways Heat Waves are Impacting Americans More Than any Other Disaster
It’s no surprise that people across the US—and the world—are experiencing higher average temperatures year-round. The effects of this changing climate are all around us, from prolonged 20-year droughts to … Read more
Our Offshore Energy Future Will Be Defined by This One Choice
Offshore wind development is well underway in the United States. The Biden Administration established a national target of generating 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030—enough to power 22,500,000 … Read more
Power Lines and Clean Energy: Our Opportunity to Learn from the Past
In the late 1800’s, a rivalry between two men defined the shape of the United States’ power grid. Thomas Edison invented the Direct Current (DC), and Nikola Tesla invented Alternating … Read more
Education Newsletter Winter 2023
Hello, from the National Wildlife Federation’s Education Team In this edition, we’re interviewing Kim Martinez, our Vice-President of Education and Engagement. We talk about climate work happening around the world … Read more
COP27 is over, but Loss and Damage is not
The United Nations Climate Change Conference “COP27” was held from November 6th until November 20th in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to assess progress in tackling the climate crisis. The conference concluded … Read more
Inside COP27— Key Takeaways
Over the last two weeks, world leaders, negotiators, and thousands of other participants converged in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for COP27, the 27th meeting of Parties to the United Nations Framework … Read more
Education Newsletter Fall 2022
Hello, from the National Wildlife Federation’s Education Team In this issue, you’ll read about an inspirational mural in Texas, environmental justice and youth leadership in New York, and a nationwide … Read more
