by Bobby Watson | Feb 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Paul Martin, Vice-President for State Relations at the Reinsurance Association of America, explains the insurance industry’s increasing concerns related to climate change, and discusses how Texans can build local climate resilience while advocating for climate...
by Bobby Watson | Feb 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Health, Texas Climate & Energy
Cyrus Reed, Ph.D. Conservation Director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, explains the connections between climate change; the failure of the Texas electric grid during Winter Storm Uri; and the upcoming sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of...
by Isa Peterson | Jan 12, 2022 | Climate Justice, Health, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
In February 2021, the Texas electric grid experienced one of its biggest reliability challenges from the impact of Winter Storm Uri. This storm left millions of Texans without power and water for several days, imposing physical, emotional, and financial trauma on the...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 10, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
Amidst a conference focused heavily on the IPCC’s 1.5 degree Celsius report, today I learned that the US has released a similarly intensive report on Climate Change and its impacts on the United States. Through a presentation given in the US Climate Action Hub, we...
by Adrian Shelley | Dec 10, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
I was very fortunate to attend a panel discussion at the US Climate Action Center at the COP24 about the implications of climate change for the US. The panel highlighted the recent Fourth National Climate Assessment report which was released only a few weeks ago in...
