Climate XChange Staff
New Research: MD Governor Falls Short on Climate Action
Alongside the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, we requested a policy review of Maryland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act: 2019 GGRA Draft Plan released by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) in October. Our review was conducted by the Center...
Thank you to climate leaders everywhere: a message from CXC staff this Giving Tuesday
This year, there is a lot to be thankful for – the movement to demand meaningful action on climate from our leaders has grown by thousands around the world, and we have seen historic momentum and eagerness for this issue. As we...
It’s Ideology, Stupid – Why Voters Still Shun Carbon Taxes
Originally posted by Kleinman Center for Energy Policy // Ioana Marinescu, Soren Anderson, and Boris Shor August 5, 2019 The failure of Washington State’s carbon tax initiatives shows that American voters are not yet ready to take action. The carbon tax vote is...
The New Face of Climate Denial
Dog whistle tactics, solutions skepticism, and the continued efforts to undermine climate action BY MICHAEL GREEN AND MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO Denying climate change is becoming increasingly unacceptable as scientific consensus on the matter is largely no longer debatable (thankfully). However, what has...