Climate Change and Energy Dependence
Climate change is an urgent threat that demands decisive government action. PEER works to hold government accountable to ambitious climate goals based on sound science and policy and supports holistic approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resiliency in our communities.
Our work supports meaningful climate actions at the federal, state and local level, including efforts to rapidly increase clean energy production, improve energy conservation, preserve nature and biodiversity, decrease our use of toxic chemicals and pesticides, and improve our agricultural practices.
We are also a watchdog for hidden dangers and scams that result from any new climate program. Our efforts to address climate change must occur in the context of transparency, scientific integrity, and the support of meaningful dissent, and there must be systems in place to evaluate the effectiveness of climate and energy programs.
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NEWS FROM PEER – Climate and Energy
Minnesota Power Plant Must Undergo Environmental Review
Public Utilities Commission Agrees with Petitioners that New Oil-Fired Unit Must Be Studied Under MEPA
PEERMail | Getting Climate Right
There is no easy formula for stopping, or even slowing, the effects of climate change but we know that inaction is making it worse.
Human Rights & Climate Change: Iowa’s Challenges and Opportunities
Iowa Center for Human Rights webinar on climate change, key challenges, and the impact on human rights from local and global perspectives.
Minnesotans Demand Environmental Review of Oil-burning Power Plant Proposal
Groups Encourage MN Residents and Landowners to Sign MEPA Petition
COMMENTARY | Going Big on Land Conservation in 30×30
Meeting the climate change and biodiversity goals of 30×30 must include conservation of as much of our lands as possible.
PEERMail | The Oceans Need Real Action for 30×30 to Succeed
30×30 is an opportunity to make real headway towards conserving lands, oceans and waterways but so far, the Biden administration is falling short
COMMENTARY | How Maryland’s Renewable Energy Law Hurts Maryland
In Maryland, “clean renewable energy” may include burning fossil fuels, trash, wood or other waste to produce electricity.
Maryland Renewable Energy Program’s Dirty Rip-Off
MD Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Premium Prices
Illegal Colorado Air Pollution Permits Targeted
First Major Test for State’s New Environmental Justice Action Task Force
REPORT | Maryland Clean Energy Report 2022 (PDF)
PEER is calling on Maryland leadership to get dirty energy sources out of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
Op-Ed | Why KC Becker holds the key to Front Range air quality
Colorado has been badly out of compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a decade now. It’s getting worse, not better.
COMMENTARY | Climate Integrity Project Targets False Solutions
PEER is launching a Climate Integrity Project to address bogus offsets, keeping clean energy clean and strengthening transparency in climate programs.
EPA’s Lax Methane Stance Decried
EPA’s 100-Year Standard for Methane Minimizes Climate Change Impact
COMMENTARY | Conservation and Climate Action Require a Better Bureau of Land Management
Without changing its own culture, Bureau of Land Management will be unable to achieve the Biden Administration’s conservation and climate goals.
COMMENTARY | To Regulate “Super Greenhouse Gases” Congress Must Act
Congressional action is needed reduce the use of Sulfur Hexafluoride, the most potent “super greenhouse gas” known to exist
COMMENTARY | We Can’t Build Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Reducing our energy use must be a goal. Time is too short, and the climate math is too rigorous, for us to build our way out of this crisis.
PEERMail | From PFAS to Climate Change: Are we Moving Forward Yet?
While we have many reasons to be optimistic, the Biden Administration’s environmental actions so far are falling short.
COMMENTARY | EPA Needs to Change Methane Rules
EPA now needs to update its rules for methane – and ground those rules in the 20-year outlook that the latest science demands.
Webinar | Is “Retail Choice” Working For U.S. Consumers?
Webinar features experts in key states that deregulated their residential energy supply markets in the 1990s and their lessons learned.
COMMENTARY | Code Red for Humanity on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest assessment is a “code red for humanity.” Congress and federal agencies must act now!
