All climate resources
Explainer
A Brief History of US Fuel Efficiency
Why do we have the fuel economy standards that we have today? Where are they going? Learn more here.
Explainer
Climate Change and Your Health
The Climate Change and Your Health initiative is an effort by the Union of Concerned Scientists to highlight the health risks associated with global warming.
Explainer
The Health Effects of Hotter Days and Nights
The highest tolerable wet-bulb temperature could be exceeded for the first time in human history in future climate scenarios.
Report
Going From Pump to Plug
Policies are essential to ensure that more car buyers can purchase EVs and access reliable and affordable charging.
Report
Navigating a Flood of Information
California's long-term water and food security depends on assessing and preparing for the impacts of climate change upon groundwater supplies.
Feature
Why Climate-Smart?
What's failing, what's vulnerable, and what can be done?
Report
Built to Last
We must plan, design and build climate-smart infrastructure to withstand climate change and keep Californians safe.
Podcast
A Climate Fingerprinter Fights On
Climate scientist Dr. Ben Santer, one of the first scientists to identify how humans are influencing the global climate, talks about his work and how he became the target of vicious attacks by fossil-fuel interests.
Explainer
What is Climate Engineering?
Also known as "geoengineering," it is the intentional large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system to counter climate change.
Report
Groundwater Management Guide
This guide will help you and your community develop a local groundwater sustainability plan, a requirement of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Report
A Dwindling Role for Coal
Coal-fired power plants are closing in record numbers—and the trend isn’t reversing itself anytime soon.
Podcast
As Coal Declines, Helping Communities Rise
Energy analyst Dr. Jeremy Richardson discusses the dwindling role of coal in in his home state of West Virginia..