"World leaders at COP28 have put us on course for decarbonized, clean energy by mid-century, which is essential to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C (2.7°F),” said Environmental and Energy Study Institute President Daniel Bresette. “The momentum for climate action is undeniable. The United States must demonstrate leadership by rapidly and fully implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacting new policies, and making new investments in equitable climate solutions that match the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050."

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Today, the U.S. government released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), the Congressionally-mandated report on climate change impacts in the United States. “Our elected leaders owe it to their constituents to come to terms with the challenges of climate change. Only then can we find ways to work together to implement equitable solutions that will help communities prepare for and adapt to increasingly severe climate impacts,” said Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) President Daniel Bresette.

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"The U.N. climate summit ended on a surprisingly—but not entirely—positive note, which was not a guaranteed outcome by any means," said Environmental and Energy Study Institute Executive Director Daniel Bresette, who attended COP27. "Most importantly, the wealthy nations of the world, including the United States, agreed to help vulnerable developing countries cover some of the unavoidable costs resulting from climate change—known as loss and damage.

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“The Senate ratification of the Kigali Amendment on a bipartisan basis is a major, long-overdue step forward in climate action,” said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette. “The Kigali Amendment will help us prevent up to half a degree Celsius of warming this century and promote the competitiveness of American-made heating, cooling, and refrigeration equipment in global markets.”

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“The Inflation Reduction Act passed today by the Senate includes transformational investments in climate solutions that will bring us closer to achieving U.S. climate goals,” said Daniel Bresette, executive director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI). “Our pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2100 remains narrow, and we have a lot more to do. But the IRA represents historic climate legislation that, along with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, should give us optimism about our ability to rise to the challenge of climate change.”

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) deeply regrets the Supreme Court’s alarming decision today to severely curtail the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authority to regulate power plant carbon emissions. “Today, the Supreme Court released a ruling that will have grave consequences on our ability to rapidly reduce carbon emissions,” said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette.

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"The report released today by the United Nations is unequivocal in its findings—climate change presents a grave threat to the health and wellbeing of everything on this planet and will require accelerated action to avoid the loss of life, biodiversity, and infrastructure," said Daniel Bresette, executive director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI). "It makes crystal clear that there is an urgent need to cut our greenhouse gas emissions and prepare our communities to withstand the worsening impacts of climate change."

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"Now that the Paris Agreement rulebook is finalized, these plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be implemented with the urgency that comes with knowing that time is running out to avoid the worst outcomes of climate change," said Daniel Bresette, executive director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) at the conclusion of the 2021 U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.

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EESI welcomes the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, an important step forward in our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and realize an equitable transition to a decarbonized, clean energy economy.

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The Biden-Harris Administration unveiled America’s new greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments as part of its contribution to the Paris Agreement, which seeks to keep global warming significantly below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F). The United States, which announced it would rejoin the Paris Agreement on President Biden's first day in office, has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. "The Biden-Harris Administration means business,” said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette, welcoming the news. “Meeting this new goal will make a significant contribution to the global fight against climate change. It is much more ambitious than America's initial goal to cut emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025. Other countries, including China, Britain, and the members of the European Union, have also raised their ambitions in the runup to the next U.N. climate summit this year. I am more optimistic than I have been in a long time.

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