North Carolina
SCPN Spotlight: Kofi Boone On The Importance of Community-led Design in Creating Just and Livable Cities
All across the country, members of our State Climate Policy Network (SCPN) are fighting to make an impact on climate change in their communities. We have individuals in our Network from all 50 states, each experiencing climate change differently in...
A Frontrunner in Solar Growth
North Carolina is often looked to as exemplary in the solar industry. It ranks third in the nation for overall solar power, an increase from 6th in 2019, and the region is one of the fastest-growing solar areas of the...
Cross-Sector Drilling Opposition Wins Limited Protection for North Carolina and Virginia Coasts
On September 8th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending an existing moratorium on offshore drilling for an additional ten years in Florida. His original extension covered offshore drilling in waters from Florida to South Carolina, and was updated...
How Climate Risk Could Be the Perfect Conservative Argument for Climate Action
In January of this year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink penned an open letter about the dangers of climate risk, calling on investors “to reassess core assumptions about modern finance.” As the world’s largest asset manager, with $7.4 trillion under management,...
North Carolina Issues New Resilience Plan, Includes Climate Justice Concerns
In early June, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) submitted the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan to Governor Cooper’s office. The result of 11 months of discussion with numerous stakeholders — including municipal governments, federal...
SCPN Spotlight: Jamie Lockwood on Coastal Communities and the Climate Crisis
All across the country, members of our State Carbon Pricing Network (SCPN) are fighting to make an impact on climate change in their communities. We have individuals in our Network from all 50 states, each experiencing climate change differently in...