You have the power: how to electrify your home with new tax credits
Hundreds turned out for a workshop to learn how to take advantage of new tax credits to get a heat pump, go solar, buy an electric vehicles, weatherize their home and more.
Global warming solutions
A livable climate and a healthy future are possible if we work together to eliminate the pollution and practices warming our planet.
To avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, from more powerful hurricanes to increased flooding and worsening wildfires, we need to work together to eliminate the pollution and practices warming our planet. That means taking collective action to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, transitioning to an electric vehicle future, and powering our lives with clean, renewable energy. And we can all do more to use less energy, and use it more efficiently. Fortunately, global warming solutions are all around us — we just need to use them.
The Latest on Global warming solutions
New Biden clean cars proposal will spur electric vehicle adoption, slash pollution
Statement: US Postal Service’s electric vehicle purchases will help deliver a cleaner future
Updates
Postal Service to purchase 9,000 electric vehicles and install 14,000 chargers
Members of Congress urge consumer safety agency to move swiftly to protect Americans from gas stove pollution
U.S. Postal Service is going electric
What You Can Do
Tell the U.S. Postal Service: We should be investing in clean electric vehicles, not dirty diesel ones
Featured Resources
Destination: Zero Carbon
“Certified natural gas” is not a source of clean energy
“Chemical recycling”: What you need to know.
How federal tax credits can help you reduce energy waste in your home
Did you know?
In the five minutes it takes to fill your gas tank, the U.S. government will give away over $190,000 in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry
What We're Doing
Our tax dollars shouldn't be propping up an industry that's contributing to the climate crisis. We're calling on Congress to end these subsidies.
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Statement: Federal electric truck, bus investments help to slash air pollution, reduce climate emissions
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday several initiatives to reduce diesel pollution from buses and trucks. Federal funding will now be available for electric transit buses and school buses, cleaner port vehicles and more. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to reduce pollution from heavy-duty trucks that will accelerate the deployment of zero-emission technology.
Statement: President Biden renews pushes on climate change, environment
In President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, he urged Congress to adopt a suite of clean energy tax credits and other environmental programs, saying his plan will “cut energy costs for families an average of $500 a year by combating climate change.”
Statement: New IPCC climate impacts report reinforces need for urgent action
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on climate impacts in which it warns that “(a)ny further delay in concerted anticipatory global action on adaptation and mitigation will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.”
The Clean Energy Home Series (Part 1): What is a heat pump?
A series on how to electrify your home and transition to appliances that can run on renewable energy
Statement: $5 billion for EV charging will turbocharge states’ electric car growth
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced Thursday the state-by-state allocations of its $5 billion formula grants for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
