Reimagining and Rebuilding America’s Energy Grid
A 21st century grid must be flexible and smarter as our energy mix continues to change, with a focus on shifting toward sustainable renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Keep Reading
Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic as Temperatures and Tensions Rise
A new report provides analysis on the implications of thawing permafrost across the Arctic region for security infrastructure, as well as modeling of the potential security implications of rapid changes in ice loss, temperature change, and growing regional activity. Keep Reading
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NATO Cracks Down on ‘Threat Multiplier’ Climate Change
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Center for Climate and Security Partners With Jackson Hole for Forum on Climate Change and National Security
The Center for Climate and Security is partnering with the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs and Prime Movers Lab on the Jackson Hole Global Forum 2021: Climate Change and National Security. Keep Reading
Climate Security and the U.S.-Russia Summit
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Newly Formed Australian Security Leaders Group Calls for Climate Security Risk Assessment
The group includes current and former members of the Australian Defence Force and defense sector and security practitioners. Its leadership includes former Chief of the Defence Force Professor Admiral Chris Barrie AC (retd). Keep Reading
FEMA Provides Additional Hazard Mitigation Funds to Help Homeowners Rebuild After Disasters
FEMA is providing mitigation assistance to homeowners to help them rebuild their homes stronger following disaster damage, as part of the agency’s commitment to make communities stronger and increase resilience from the impacts of climate change. Keep Reading
May 2021 Tied for 6th-Warmest May on Record for the Globe
The average global temperature in May was 1.46 degrees F (0.81 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average, tying with May 2018 as the sixth-warmest May recorded. Keep Reading
Global Resilience Commission to Host Energy Emergency Planning Webinar
The Global Resilience Commission will discuss renewable energy and the resilience of the world's energy infrastructure system in the next episode in its monthly webinar series. Keep Reading
More Than Half of U.S. and Canadian Power Sector Executives Cite Extreme Weather Resilience as Their Biggest Challenge
The Guidehouse and Public Utilities Fortnightly report analyzes today’s utility industry and the major changes expected in the next 10-15 years. Keep Reading
How the INVEST in America Act Tackles Climate Change
A newly-introduced surface transportation bill would make landmark investments to tackle the climate crisis and take bold steps to build the clean transportation sector of the future. Keep Reading
Biden Administration Set to Enhance Clean Water Protections
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Pieter Tans, a senior scientist with NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory, noted that CO2 is by far the most abundant human-caused greenhouse gas, and persists in the atmosphere and oceans for thousands of years after it is emitted. Keep Reading
May Capped Off a Warm, Dry Spring and Ushered in First Tropical Storm of 2021
Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic Ocean on May 22, making it a record seventh-consecutive hurricane season where at least one named storm formed in the Atlantic Basin before the official start of the season on June 1. Keep Reading
Carbon Dioxide Sensors in 2 Urban Areas Registered Big Drop in Emissions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles fell 33% in April of 2020 compared with previous years, as roads emptied and economic activity slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in Geophysical Research Letters. Keep Reading
100th State Joins Ship Air Pollution and Emissions Treaty
Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping. Keep Reading
DHS Budget: FEMA Funding Request Focused on Climate Resilience, Incident Response
The $28 billion FEMA budget request is nearly $1.9 billion more than the amount enacted in fiscal year 2021. Keep Reading
EU Agencies Come Together to Tackle Environmental Crime
The nine European Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, the European Commission and a number of international organizations and expert bodies have met to discuss how to fight environmental crime more effectively. Keep Reading
Council on Strategic Risks Experts React to Biden’s Budget on Climate, Biological and Nuclear Threats
Perhaps more than any executive branch budget submission in history, the first budget released by the Biden administration takes the gravity of transnational, systemic security risks seriously and begins significant investments in addressing them. Keep Reading