Reports

Power Factor: Institutional Investors’ Policy Priorities Can Bring Energy Efficiency to Scale

This report analyzes the key policy innovations and practices that are needed to maximize the potential of energy efficiency investments

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

This new survey of over 12,000 peer-reviewed climate science papers by Skeptical Science has found a 97% consensus in the peer-reviewed literature that humans are causing global warming.

CAN International Annual Report - 2012

The annual report from Climate Action Network International including activities and achievements at Rio +20 and Doha COP 18

Local Chambers as Change Agents: Creating Economic Vitality through Clean Energy and Innovation

This report provides a comprehensive look into how local chambers are attracting investment, supporting business growth, and diversifying their local economies around clean energy and energy efficiency.

Benchmarking Air Emissions

This report documents the nation's 100 largest power producers and the gains that they have make in reducing SO2 NOx and CO2 emissions.

Communication Best-Practices for Renewable Energy (RE-COMMUNICATE) – Scoping Study

This report analyzes key elements of successful renewable energy communications strategies and reviews a number of cases relating to public perceptions of renewable energy polices and programs.

Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States

This extensive report provides a comprehensive assessment of climate change impacts and strategies for adaptation and mitigation efforts in the American Southwest

Financing Reef Distruction: How banks are using our money to destroy a natural icon

This report details how Australian banks are financing coal mining and gas export terminal exploration projects in the Great Barrier Reef region and the threats that such developments pose

Staying Green: Strategies to Improve Operations and Maintenance of Green Infrastructure in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

This report outlines the challenges of storm water run-off management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and offers recommendations on how best to fund and staff efforts to mitigate these challenges and create green jobs.

Extreme Investments: US Banks and the Coal Industry Coal Finnance Report Card 2013

This report analysis the largest US banking institutions based on how much they invest in coal-related industries, including mining, utilities, transportation, and export.

The Critical Decade: Global Action Building on Climate Change

This report provides an overview of progress in international action on climate change since August 2012, with a particular focus on China and the US. It indicates that, overall, action on tackling climate change is growing.

Global Processes on Sustainable Development: Post 2015 Development Agenda (MDG) and Post Rio+20 (SDG)

This report summarizes some of the key ongoing processes within the United Nations since the Rio +20 summit and the 2015 post Millennium Development Goals Agenda.

Unpacking Climate Change

A basic guide to climate change terminology and core concepts designed for people who are new to the science and politics of global climate change

Getting Climate Smart: A Water Preparedness Guide for State Action

A report that provides information for state governments, water managers and other stakeholders about the challenges and best practices of combating water management issues in light of climate change impacts.

Unburnable carbon 2013: Wasted capital and stranded assets

This report explains how current fossil fuel reserves cannot be exploited if global temperatures are to stay below 2 degrees Celsius. This report also details the current dangers facing carbon markets.

The Second Year of the 12th Five-Year Plan: A Review of China's Climate Change Policies and Actions in 2012

A report outlining key achievements and upcoming goals for China's clean energy, climate change mitigation and emissions trading (ETS) programs

Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2012

A report tracking the major trends in global clean energy investments and development among the G20 nations. It finds that economic, environmental, and security imperatives are driving clean energy deployment forward.

Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013

A report from the International Energy Agency on global progress toward low carbon energy. While renewable energy investments have grown and efforts in developing nations are improving, overall world energy supply is as dirty as it was 20 years ago.

Cooking the Books: How The State Department Analysis Ignores the True Climate Impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline

A report detailing the flaws in the State Department’s assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline and its impacts on climate change.

Pro-poor Climate Finance: Is There a Role for Private Finance in the Green Climate Fund?

This report explores how the Green Climate Fund and the UNFCCC can better leverage private capital to meet the needs of poor people in developing nations with regards to the challenges of climate change.

In the Path of the Storm

This report uses FEMA data to find that 4 out of 5 Americans live in areas hit by at least one weather-related disaster in the last six years, and then walks through the latest science linking global warming to an increase in the severity or frequency of certain extreme weather events.

The State of Adaptation in the United States

This report provides examples of societal responses to climate change in our planning and management of cities, agriculture and natural resources. These examples include regulatory measures, management strategies and information sharing.

Clearing The Air: Reducing Upstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Natural Gas Systems

This paper seeks to clarify what is known about methane emissions from the natural gas sector, what progress has been made to reduce those emissions, and what more can be done. This study focuses primarily on evaluating and reducing upstream methane emissions in the natural gas sector.

Key votes from the Senate’s recent Budget “vote-a-rama”!

A spreadsheet outlining where every member of the United States Senate stood on environmental priorities during consideration of Senator Murray’s budget resolution on 3.22.13.

Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicles Report

The report identifies the health benefits from setting stronger standards that lower sulfur levels in gasoline and cut toxic tailpipe pollution that makes us sick. The American Lung Association is releasing this report to urge EPA to adopt strong standards to reduce the toll of death and disease caused by pollution from cars, light trucks and SUVs.