Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Climate change smothered us in heat this season, here in the US and across much of the world , but it has not affected us as equals: some of us can stay relatively safe and cool while many of us cannot and suffer instead. Climate change is only accelerating, and so the threat to vulnerable people is mounting.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 23, 2024
But first, it’s critical to understand this phenomenon’s connection to climate change. Both fossil fuel and utility companies bear some responsibility for wildfires’ damage, and must be held accountable to ensure disadvantaged and low-income communities aren’t left to shoulder the costs and impacts of these disasters.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
It also will save US consumers money because they will spend less on fossil fuels. trillion in avoided climate change-related damages. EN: UCS’s analysis looks at various ways the United States could meet its climate targets. Regardless, major oil and gas companies are doubling down on fossil fuels.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The grid needs electricity most during extreme temperatures so that we can all stay reasonably cool during sweltering heat waves and reasonably warm during frigid cold winter storms. Further, gas plants that require cooling , like gas steam and combined cycle plants, are cooled less efficiently in high temperatures.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 9, 2021
. – Ontario has launched the second phase of a program to expand fossil fuel gas pipelines to new communities. This is a big subsidy for fossil fuels and a step in the wrong direction, when the government could have chosen to support clean technologies, help customers save money long term, lower capital costs, and cut carbon emissions.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2023
Between heating and cooling seasons Headlines about renewable energy records also highlight how much of electricity demand renewables are meeting at a given time. Those numbers look better in spring not just because of stronger generation, but also because of changes to the “denominator”—the overall demand for electricity.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
My bank keeps going behind my back with the fossil fuel sector The financial sector has somewhat of an sordid affair with the fossil fuel industry. For every dollar that you put in your bank account, or toward insurance, or into saving for the future, the financial industry gives some of that to the fossil fuel industry.
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