On @ddpinitiative.bsky.social's new report, @aliciaszhao.bsky.social told ICN recent US federal climate policy rollbacks have created uncertainty around delivery of US commitments under the Paris Agreement, but subnational players can drive emissions reductions: insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

New Report Marks a Decade of Progress, Challenges on Global Decarbonization - Inside Climate News

Extreme shifts in federal climate policy will make it hard for the U.S. to reach the Paris Agreement targets, but action by states, cities and businesses could still deliver significant emissions cuts...

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If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it. Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.

The role of subnational climate action and leadership is critical to meet #ParisAgreement goals. For the U.S., @CtrGlobSust research finds that non-federal actors can make major differences on #climatechange, even when faced with federal inaction. #SB62 go.umd.edu/subnationala...

Advancing U.S. Climate Action under Federal Policy Rollbacks

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Kicking off the #SB62 #JuneClimateMeetings in Bonn discussing the critical role of subnational #climateaction and engagement. In the U.S., states, cities, businesses, and others play major roles in achieving the #ParisAgreement climate targets: go.umd.edu/StateLevelCl...

Leading the Way To Greater 2035 Climate Ambition: A Snapshot of Current State-Level Initiatives | Center for Global Sustainability

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This is just f'ing awesome: tiny little solar power plants are sprouting on German balconies. A *million* of them now! This needs to be legalized in the US, ASAP. I want my own balkonkraftwerk.

Germany's balcony power plants double in a year to 1 million

The number of "balcony power plants" in Germany has doubled over the past year to almost 1 million, according to the German Solar Association (BSW). "We are working on the assumption that the milliont...

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Check out our new report on the economic and health impacts associated with federal clean energy rollbacks across 50 states.

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New report 📣 CGS's new analysis finds U.S. federal climate rollbacks can cause significant negative economic and health impacts, including: - a $1.1 trillion ⬇️ in GDP by 2035 - 22,800 deaths from increased PM2.5 by 2035 - $206 ⬆️ in home energy costs in 2035 go.umd.edu/ImpactsofFedClimateRollbacks

Despite lawsuits and funding freezes, hundreds of cities and states are refusing to slow down on climate action. Why? Because they’re already seeing the benefits – and the risks of doing nothing are too high.

Can states and cities lead on climate under Trump? » Yale Climate Connections

As the federal government attacks climate programs, subnational governments are pledging to step up.

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Hey, while you weren't looking, Virginia passed a law to enable virtual power plants in the state! V. cool.

Virginia law directs utility to launch virtual power plant pilot program

On May 2, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the Community Energy Act (HB 2346/SB 1100) into law. The new law directs Dominion Energy to launch a 450-MW

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Today, House Republicans are unveiling their plan to increase energy bills and pollution for everyday Americans, just to give billionaires another tax break. A summary of their proposals. THREAD! 🧵

Deep decarbonization is needed in all sectors, but current efforts to mitigate freight transport emissions are insufficient. New research produced a novel approach to improve policy analyses and help transport policy planners boost national ambition and action. Learn more: doi.org/10.1080/1469...

You might have missed this, but it’s important. The Senate Parliamentarian sides with GAO that Congress cannot undo California’s clean car rules using the Congressional Review Act. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Senate parliamentarian rules against GOP on California waivers

The parliamentarian said lawmakers can’t undo Biden-era waivers under the Congressional Review Act. Republicans will try anyway.

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This is not an exaggeration: illegally gutting this program will cause Americans to freeze to death in their homes.

The clean energy transition is a necessary step toward improving public health in the United States. Our new study in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social finds that an all-of-society approach to addressing climate change can improve air quality and health across every U.S. state: www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

Substantial air quality and health co-benefits from combined federal and subnational climate actions in the United States

Climate actions not only reduce carbon emissions but also lower the health damage from air pollution. This study finds substantial air quality and health co-benefits from combined federal and subnatio...

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Defend congestion pricing at all costs.

Defending Congestion Pricing | Washington Spectator

So much winning. Unjammed bridges and tunnels. Speedier deliveries. On-time buses. Calmer, more inviting streets. Fewer traffic crashes. Repairmen getting to more jobs. Not Donald Trump’s kind of…

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Hearing DOGE is cutting off access to EIA and NREL datasets 🔌💡

putting this call out again: are you a climate or enviro scientist whose work has been paused due to the change in admin? is your job impacted by the IRA/BIL freeze? do you work in decarb and have concerns about your job stability? hit my line: jael@heatmap.news i’m on signal too, dm for info.

Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians. “From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."

Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

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A recent multi-model study in @naturecomms.bsky.social assesses policies to close the gap to U.S. climate pledges. These can achieve: 💡 2-4 times ⬆️ in RE capacity additions 🏭 73-100% ⬇️ in electricity generation from fossil fuels 🚗 83-100% share of EVs in new vehicle sales nature.com/articles/s41...

A multi-model study to inform the United States’ 2035 NDC - Nature Communications

Modeling shows that an expanded set of federal and state policies beyond current policies in the US could achieve economy-wide emissions reductions of 56-67% below 2005 levels by 2035.

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🚨New paper alert! 🚨Excited to share this commentary on synergies between climate action and health, led by @weipengclimate.bsky.social. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kTSe9C~Iu...

🚨 🚀🌍 Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is launching three online tools – the Climate Backtracker, the Inflation Reduction Act Tracker & the Silencing Science Tracker – to keep tabs on the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks & anti-science actions: https://buff.ly/4jsf5HJ 🧵⤵️

Check out our new jointly authored paper on @naturecomms.bsky.social evaluating pathways for the 2035 NDC. The political landscape has evolved since these scenarios were run but they show what is possible with a mix of strong federal, state, and local policy. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A multi-model study to inform the United States’ 2035 NDC - Nature Communications

Modeling shows that an expanded set of federal and state policies beyond current policies in the US could achieve economy-wide emissions reductions of 56-67% below 2005 levels by 2035.

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New research on the US #NDC in @naturecomms.bsky.social 📣 A new multi-model study, led by @ctrglobsust.bsky.social, shows expanded federal & state climate/energy policies, beyond current policies, could achieve 56-67% economy-wide emissions reductions by 2035: nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55858-2

New research on the EPA’s finalized power plant greenhouse gas standards📣 A new nine-model study in Science found that the EPA's power plant rules could reduce U.S. power sector carbon emissions by 73-86% by 2040, compared to 60-83% without the rules: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt5665

New research on EPA’s finalized power plant greenhouse gas standards📣

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New paper in Science: Our multi-model analysis shows that EPA's finalized power plant rules could lower CO2 emissions with low abatement costs.

The US 🇺🇸 is the third country to have formally submitted its 2035 NDC (after UAE and Brazil). The emission reduction target range of -61-66% in 2035 is relatively large, but at the higher end fairly ambitious. Here a few graphs to put the target into context. 1/4

How can the United States deliver on its new 2035 #NDC without strong federal climate leadership? CGS’s new analysis finds that strong non-federal climate action can deliver 54-62% GHG emissions reductions by 2035 across a range of federal climate ambitions: go.umd.edu/StrongNonFederal2035Action