The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) joins hundreds of other organizations in categorically condemning yesterday's attack on Congress and calling for a return to political civility.

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"The passage of these clean energy provisions is a step in the right direction," said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette. "Phasing out HFCs is long overdue, and it means the U.S. will finally catch up with the rest of the world on this critical issue."

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For the sixth year in a row, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is proud to have received a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management and a proven commitment to accountability and transparency. Four is the highest possible rating, and only 11 percent of nonprofits evaluated have received the distinction of receiving a Four Star rating six years in a row. EESI is especially pleased to have received the highest possible rating in accountability and transparency, scoring a full 100 out of 100 possible points under Charity Navigator’s criteria. Through our commitment to transparency, EESI also earned a 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information.

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EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette: “The United States formally withdrew from the Paris Agreement today, the only nation—out of 196—to do so. Climate change is real and we are already feeling the effects of it across the United States. The longer we wait to get serious about climate change, the harder, more disruptive, and costlier it will be to curb temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. States and cities are doing their best to keep up, but we need the federal government to be part of the effort. We should be leading, but instead we are retreating.”

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) released a new report, A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: Federal Policy Recommendations from Solutions in Practice, which highlights 30 specific policy recommendations to support community resilience to extreme weather, erosion, flooding, sea level rise, and other hazards exacerbated by climate change.

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is welcoming two new board members: Raya Salter, a New York-based energy and climate justice law and policy expert, and Lieutenant General (Ret.) Jeffrey W. Talley, a businessman, scholar, and retired Army officer.

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) welcomes today's release of a staff report by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The Committee, formed in January 2019 at the start of the 116th Congress, was charged with making ambitious climate policy recommendations to Congress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent and destructive extreme weather.

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“Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657) this week, and it’s a big deal,” said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette. “But it’s missing a critical component: building energy code provisions. As the Senate moves ahead with energy legislation this week, its first vote should be to restore the missing building energy codes provisions, which are our best chance to realize significant climate benefits this year.”

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“The Trump Administration unfortunately never misses an opportunity to take a wrong turn on climate action,” said EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette. “The 2021 budget proposal released today could—and should—provide a path to significantly reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but instead it does the exact opposite.”

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) regrets the limited decisions reached at the U.N. climate negotiations in Madrid. Representatives from almost 200 nations met at the 25th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) to address issues left undecided in the Paris Agreement Rulebook, which was developed at last year’s meeting in Poland. The negotiations in Madrid centered on devising a framework for international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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