The Earth is warming and human activity is the primary cause. Climate disruptions put our food and water supply at risk, endanger our health, jeopardize our national security, and threaten other...
What is global warming? Think of a blanket, covering the Earth.
When CO2 and other heat-trapping emissions are released into the air, they act like a blanket, holding heat in our atmosphere and...
To realize the urgency of global warming, it?s important to understand the ways it affects us. Sea levels are rising and glaciers are melting; record high temperatures and severe rainstorms and d...
There is no longer any doubt in the expert scientific community that the Earth is warming?and it?s now clear that human activity has a significant part in it. UCS continues to support and com...
Who can reduce global warming emissions? We can?together. Our individual efforts are important, but the biggest impact on climate change will come from large-scale changes?well-reasoned int...
Climate change is real and already underway. Although this is a global phenomenon, it has very specific consequences for the different regions, states, cities, and neighborhoods where we live.
To...
Consumers deserve better performance and less pollution than automakers currently provide. Our experts in diesel, gasoline, and advanced vehicle technologies provide consumers and decision makers...
The energy choices we make have an enormous impact. Electricity generated by coal burning power plants is a major source of global warming pollution in the United States.
But by reducing how much...
Sustainable agriculture practices can protect the environment and produce high-quality, safe, and affordable food. Our goal is to promote such practices while eliminating harmful CAFOs (confined...
Tropical deforestation produces more global warming pollution than every car, truck, plane, ship, and train on earth. It?s the largest source of heat-trapping emissions in some developing countries, ...
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