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The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target  Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Much evidence has surfaced about the tactics to which fossil fuel companies have resorted to distort the facts, intimidate their opponents, and block climate action that might hurt their bottom lines. org, the Climate Investigations Center, Greenpeace, and the Rockefeller Family Fund. Read the full report here.

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5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this year, The Guardian ran a powerful article exposing the ties of Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishing companies, to the fossil fuel industry. The article caught my attention because I’d never considered the ways in which an academic publisher might be perpetuating and enabling a fossil fuel economy.

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Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Thats why I believe the Climate Accountability Act is a critical step for Wisconsin, especially given all the ways the federal government is trying to move us backward on addressing climate change. the federal government is trying to move us backwards on addressing climate change.

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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

According to the Energy Information Agency , South Korea’s power sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Two thirds of generation capacity is based on fossil fuels, split evenly between coal and natural gas, with 17% nuclear, and 14% hydro and other renewables. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear. Download as PDF.

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Is China Doing Enough on Climate Change? COP26 Version

Legal Planet

To put this in perspective, the 28 GT of CO2 equivalent needed above current pledges is only slightly less than the total emissions of the G20 in 2019. As a reminder, China has made five key climate announcements since late 2020. These are the first part of what China is calling its “1+N” program on climate change.

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Taylor Swift and Climate Change Songs

Legal Planet

Though they probably meant well, it’s offensive—misogynist even— to suggest that Taylor Swift has nothing more to contribute to the climate movement than a date. Perhaps the closest to a climate anthem is the 2019 Fatboy Slim mash-up of Greta Thunberg’s U.N. climate speech. Movements need anthems.

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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Storage represented 20% of the new US electrical capacity installed in the first three quarters of 2024, up from 14% in 2023 (and 1% in 2019). And for the first time since 2019, the United states is now manufacturing the solar cells that are the building blocks of solar panels. Cumulative US utility-scale battery power capacity.