# climate policy (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover climate policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Architecture of Environmental Justice Is in Danger—and on the Ballot](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-architecture-of-environmental-justice-is-in-danger-and-on-the-ballot/) _2026-08-21 · Coty Poynter · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ The legal and financial scaffolding built to make the clean energy transition fair is being dismantled one executive order at a time. Only Congress can make it permanent. ## [Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’](https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-10-flaws-in-the-conservative-report-on-cheap-power) _2026-08-20 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be… The post Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’ appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Stewardship Isn’t a Thank-You Note—It’s a System](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/stewardship-isnt-a-thank-you-note-its-a-system/) _2026-08-20 · Coty Poynter · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ A retention rate under 50 percent is more than a tactics problem. It’s a belief problem. The difference between stewardship that works and stewardship that doesn’t is whether donors feel alignment with the mission and a genuine sense of belonging. ## [To Exit Our Authoritarian Timeline, We Must Reclaim Patriotism by Keeping its Promise](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/to-exit-our-authoritarian-timeline-we-must-reclaim-patriotism-by-keeping-its-promise/) _2026-08-20 · Maurice Mitchell · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ We must take patriotism and American symbolism back from the side working to gut our freedoms. To do this, our side must earn it, in public, where the grifters can't follow. ## [The Gap Between the Spectacle of America 250 and Reality: Lessons from North Carolina’s Fight for Voting Rights](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-gap-between-the-spectacle-of-america-250-and-reality-lessons-from-north-carolinas-fight-for-voting-rights/) _2026-08-20 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ North Carolina’s reality stands in stark contrast to America 250 celebrations that idealize the state of the nation: over the past year the state legislature has worked to destroy the voting power of its students, Black communities, immigrant citizens, and rural voters. ## [Built From the Ground Up: Why Environmental Justice Belongs to Communities](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/built-from-the-ground-up-why-environmental-justice-belongs-to-communities/) _2026-08-19 · Coty Poynter · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ In the autumn of 1982, residents organized inside Coley Springs Baptist Church in Warren County, North Carolina to stop the state from burying PCB-contaminated soil in their community. For six weeks, men, women, and children marched and lay down in the road in front of trucks hauling toxic waste. More than 500 people were arrested. It was from a jail cell in Warren County that the term… ## [Let’s Talk Democracy Funding: Payout Rates, Pluralism, and Readiness at America’s 250th](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lets-talk-democracy-funding-payout-rates-pluralism-and-readiness-at-americas-250th/) _2026-08-19 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ Even though support for democracy efforts continues to grow, deeper funding trends and challenges call for additional analysis and discussion. ## [One Year After Unlawful Federal Firings, a New Survey Documents the Damage](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/one-year-after-unlawful-federal-firings-a-new-survey-documents-the-damage/) _2026-08-19 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ A new survey reveals the wide-ranging effects of the terminations on federal employees at the turn of the administration. This survey is a starting point for independent researchers to study what happened to the unlawfully terminated population. ## [Who Controls the Board?](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/who-controls-the-board/) _2026-08-19 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ When yet more children's bones were found on the grounds of a past Bureau of Indian Education school, followed by another rash of school shootings, I felt physically sick to my stomach and disgusted that all these dead children were somehow just pawns in some sort of game that I couldn't hope to understand. ## [Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-is-long-duration-energy-storage-and-why-does-the-uk-need-it) _2026-08-19 · Molly Lempriere · Carbon Brief_ The UK is pioneering the use of “super batteries” that can store energy for long periods, smoothing the output from… The post Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it? appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IQoRA3VK05ag) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [From the Birthing Chamber to the Ballot Box: A Choice Between Erasure and Equality](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/from-the-birthing-chamber-to-the-ballot-box-a-choice-between-erasure-and-equality/) _2026-08-18 · Coty Poynter · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ The mythology of America is one of unblemished progress and triumph—a narrative amplified with renewed force as the United States continues to celebrate its 250th year. But those of us whose existence has always been a death-defying freedom struggle, propose an alternate observance—one that requires us all to reckon with the reality we are living in and the injustices that have shaped the society… ## [Climate Philanthropy Doesn’t Have a Talent Problem, it Has an Access Problem](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/climate-philanthropy-doesnt-have-a-talent-problem-it-has-an-access-problem/) _2026-08-18 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ Youth-led climate groups receive under one percent of major foundation grants. The usual fix, teaching them to fundraise, misunderstands the root cause. ## [Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather](https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-explainer/index.html) _2026-08-18 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño”… The post Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Political Prosecution of Movement-Aligned Elected Officials](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/political-prosecution-of-movement-aligned-elected-officials/) _2026-08-18 · Coty Poynter · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ State legislators and local officials are holding the line on democracy—and paying for it with committee assignments, per diems, office raids, and personal safety. Philanthropy must invest in protecting them before the next attack becomes an emergency. ## [Lessons from the Fight For $15 Movement for Philanthropic Donors](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-from-the-fight-for-15-movement-for-philanthropic-donors/) _2026-08-18 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ The Fight for $15 movement succeeded because a union made a massive, risky, long-term bet before victory seemed possible—and it’s a victory that philanthropic donors can learn from. ## [Analysis: The two largest reservoirs in the US have hit record-low levels](https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-two-largest-reservoirs-in-the-us-have-hit-record-low-levels) _2026-08-17 · Giuliana Viglione · Carbon Brief_ The second-largest reservoir in the US reached a record-low water height on Saturday – just days after the country’s largest… The post Analysis: The two largest reservoirs in the US have hit record-low levels appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Un American Spirit Necklace](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/un-american-spirit-necklace/) _2026-08-17 · Aine Creedon · Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice._ My Un American Spirit necklace is a spoof on the "American Spirit" cigarette brand and packaging which actually depicts a stereotypical Native smoking a "peace pipe." Yet they are selling little death dose cigarettes and none of the people who founded the company or are part of its current power structure have ever been Native American. ## [Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts](https://www.carbonbrief.org/why-land-use-emissions-have-fallen-by-a-third-this-century-in-six-charts) _2026-08-17 · Cecilia Keating · Carbon Brief_ Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course… The post Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-chinas-15th-five-year-plan-for-coal-mean-for-climate-action) _2026-08-14 · Anika Patel · Carbon Brief_ China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the… The post Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action? appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030](https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-weaker-ev-targets-could-cost-uk-consumers-3bn-a-year-by-2030) _2026-08-12 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a… The post Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030 appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uaY8LQmw8dvJ) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-is-in-chinas-new-five-year-plan-for-climate-change) _2026-08-06 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change. The 15th five-year plan for a national response to… The post Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change? appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves](https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-nuclear-gas-wind-and-solar-power-are-affected-during-heatwaves) _2026-08-04 · Molly Lempriere · Carbon Brief_ Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-does-the-world-need-carbon-capture-and-storage-to-reach-net-zero) _2026-08-03 · Josh Gabbatiss · Carbon Brief_ When carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from a factory or power plant, the gas can be captured and permanently stored… The post Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero? appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action](https://www.carbonbrief.org/correcting-climate-misperceptions-may-not-boost-climate-action) _2026-07-30 · Jess Milligan · Carbon Brief_ The general public often underestimate support for climate action, while overestimating the real-world actions taken by other people to address… The post Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires](https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no-europe-is-not-having-its-quietest-year-for-wildfires) _2026-07-30 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is… The post Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report](https://www.carbonbrief.org/world-falling-short-on-22-of-23-nature-targets-for-2030-says-draft-un-report) _2026-07-29 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates… The post World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa](https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-is-driving-a-shift-in-childhood-malaria-risk-across-africa) _2026-07-29 · Ayesha Tandon · Carbon Brief_ Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the… The post Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa appeared first on Carbon Brief . ## [Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-chinas-15th-five-year-plan-for-renewables-mean-for-climate-change) _2026-07-29 · Carbon Brief Staff · Carbon Brief_ China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the… The post Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change? appeared first on Carbon Brief .