Drought and Climate Change
Background on Drought| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, climate change will continue to accelerate. Even if emissions were to stop today, the climate would continue to change for some time as the Earth’s system responds to the warming already underway. It makes sense to anticipate changes and act now to minimize future economic and social risks.| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
After a 7 percent drop in energy consumption (2019 to 2020) from the COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent 5 percent pop in energy use (2020 to 2021) as economic activity resumed, we estimate that U.S. net greenhouse emissions are now 17 percent below 2005 levels in 2021. Electric power sector emissions have fallen nearly 36 percent (2005 – 2021) as a result of a shift from coal to natural gas, increased use of renewable energy, and a leveling of electricity demand. Transportation sector emiss...| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Overview of major issues at COP27 and how C2ES's work advances climate action.| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Global Stocktake: An Opportunity for Ambition| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report emphasizes that efforts to avert, minimize, and address loss and damage (L&D) are critical and necessary. Given that collective efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emission and adapt are not enough to match the speed and scale of growing climate impacts, some L&D from climate change is inevitable, even if we achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degre...| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions is hosting a series of regional roundtables to elevate the perspectives of a diverse set of stakeholders deeply embedded in their communities and uniquely positioned to speak to the needs of their states and regions. They are also meant to create opportunities to integrate local perspectives into state and federal policy contexts and, importantly, identify concrete steps to better align the long-term vitality of these communities with the urgent tas...| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is considered the world’s most successful international environmental treaty.| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Major companies can be vital members of their communities, employing thousands of people, developing products and services that contribute to the economy, and supporting supply chains that connect with the rest of the world.| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Climate Influences on Hurricanes| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Threats posed by heavy precipitation| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
