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The Insurance Costs of Carbon Pollution
A groundbreaking new study by Ceres, a global advocate for sustainability in leadership whose Investor Network on Climate Risk manages $11 trillion in assets, reveals that most insurers aren’t prepared for climate change.
The Price of Carbon
It’s past time for a real conversation about carbon pollution, and how much we are already paying. We know what’s happening, and we know why. But when talk finally turns to solutions, we always hear the same refrain: We can’t afford to do anything about climate change. The reality is that what we really can’t afford to do is nothing.
Why I Am Pro Snow
An atypically warm winter here and there is common – at least it’s what I expect. However, in the last five to ten years I have seen that warm winters are happening way too often. Whether or not you care to admit it, it is affecting us all. Daily. Shrinking ice caps, bare peaks, shorter winters, and less skiing to name a few.
The State of Our Climate: 5 Things to Watch for in the State of the Union
Tonight’s State of the Union address by President Obama will be yet another critical moment for the President’s legacy as he begins his final four years in elected office, including President Obama’s vision for addressing climate change will have repercussions that will be felt for generations. For climate watchers, recent comments by the President, most recently during his Inaugural Address, are the clearest indication yet that the President intends to shape his legacy around action on climate change. Here is a primer on some key things to watch for and consider during tonight’s speech.
Tell President Obama: It’s time to move forward on climate
In his Inaugural Address, President Obama promised to “respond to the threat of climate change.” Now, it’s our job make sure that he does. The climate crisis is real, and we need to push our leaders to reduce the carbon pollution that causes it.
The Facts: How Climate Change is Affecting America
We’re already paying a price for carbon pollution. Extreme weather costs us billions of dollars in damages. Climate change makes our food and water less secure, threatens our coastlines with sea level rise, damages our natural resources, and affects human health.
The face of climate change in America
How is climate change affecting the United States right now? What about the part of the country where you live? These questions are now a lot easier to answer with the release of a major new draft report: The National Climate Assessment.
The National Climate Assessment: 4 years in the making
How many things can you name that only happen once every four years? Leap years, U.S. presidential elections, the Olympics …
If you’re an American who cares about climate change, there’s one more answer you should add to your list: the publication of the National Climate Assessment (NCA) — the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the States.
A call to action on climate change in 2013
The reality of the climate crisis demands the attention and leadership of President Obama and the Congress.
That is why we joined almost 100 groups in signing a letter to President Obama detailing three important ways in which he and his administration can lead on climate change. Climate Reality is committed to joining him in these efforts.