Climate Resources

Clean, renewable forms of energy are available in most parts of the world and could readily be harnessed to power our economies.

Several recent studies on Climate Change show that acting quickly and decisively to address this challenge and shift our economy to clean energy will bring significant benefits to the United States.

Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest (2009) is a series of reports that take an in-depth look at the potential impacts of climate change in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

If global warming emissions continue to rise unabated, we will see growing costs related to climate change.

The US Global Change Research Program, an interagency research program comprised of 13 federal agencies, has released a comprehensive report about climate change in the United States and what it will mean for our future and way of life.

UCS in-depth analysis shows how the U.S. can reduce energy use and save consumer and business money. Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy.

A fact sheet describing how a national renewable electricity standard (RES) and economy-wide carbon cap work effectively together.

Discription of the effects and benefits of AB 32 on California’s agricultural industry.

UCS 2009 analysis that quantifies the costs and benefits of a national 25 percent by 2025 renewable electricity standard.

UCS fact sheet detailing the need for strong federal transmission policy to support the development of renewable energy and to help curb carbon emissions.

All about RES policies at the state and federal levels.