Citizens Climate Lobby Pittsburgh

08/13/2026

“Enabled Emissions” is a much bigger AI created problem-- this goes way beyond data centers. “Heated” explains why and provides the research receipts.

https://open.substack.com/pub/heated/p/ais-climate-problem-is-worse-than?r=6f2vu&utm_medium=ios

08/01/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/democrats-climate-policy-hushing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messaging

07/08/2026

If you look at every heatwave in isolation— you may only have 99% ironclad proof. If you look at the obvious pattern, then it begins to become legally incontrovertible ….in other words—> 100%.

https://theconversation.com/climate-law-expert-europes-deadly-heatwaves-belong-in-court-286674?fbclid=IwZnRzaAS7mVNwZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKJSV0esA7wZRRaHLydQqVS_DVvpw2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4O9rIMB7mfFfTg7GdU-1ArZ3-4VziJLsghMy6nEuC4QyzXmzmB2fckykopFw_aem_oQnZmSIWLHRMmD6oVtF0hQ

The science behind Europe’s extreme heat is clear. The response isn’t.

06/30/2026

Do YOU know what’s in your retirement?

Climate Change ‘Now a Central Factor in Pension Outcomes’

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published Pensions in a Warming World, a thought leadership paper warning that climate change is becoming a defining factor in pension outcomes, funding strategies and retirement security across the UK.

The report makes the case that climate change is no longer simply an environmental issue. It says it is an economic, financial and governance challenge that could reshape investment returns, inflation, employer covenant strength, insurance markets and the long-term value of pension savings.

With UK pension schemes responsible for trillions of pounds of assets and retirement promises stretching decades into the future, the paper claims that pension schemes cannot diversify away from a changing climate.

The SPP's analysis examines how different climate pathways, from early and co-ordinated action to delayed transition or escalating physical impacts, could lead to dramatically different financial outcomes for Defined Benefit (DB), Defined Contribution (DC), Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) and public sector pension schemes.

The report concludes that while climate risks remain uncertain, the cost of ignoring them is increasingly clear.

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published Pensions in a Warming World, a thought leadership paper warning that climate change is becoming a

06/28/2026

Climate Action Is a Popular Solution to the Affordability Crisis

In a vacuum, only 3% of voters rank addressing climate change as their top policy priority. But that statistic misses the true picture: When climate policy is combined with cost-of-living relief, voters’ calculus shifts considerably.

Fifty-five percent of voters want to see elected officials take an approach that addresses both climate and affordability simultaneously, compared to only 35% who want to focus on costs alone. Core climate constituencies — including 73% of Democrats and 62% of voters under 45 — support this approach, but support extends beyond these traditional constituencies as well. A majority of Independents (56%) and even around 2 in 5 Republicans (38%) want to address the climate crisis along with the cost of living crisis.

What’s more, a bipartisan majority of voters (70%) believe that it’s possible to craft economic policies that deliver lower costs while also making progress on climate change.

Despite the Beltway’s ongoing “don’t say climate” discourse, Americans are ready for policies that don’t pretend the climate crisis doesn’t exist and target where climate change and extreme weather are already hitting their household budgets.

Amid a multi-year cost-of-living crisis, voters are connecting the dots between climate and affordability. Voters are already feeling the financial impacts of the climate crisis — not the abstract future consequences of glacial melt or biodiversity loss, but rather the tangible kitchen-table impacts that keep families up at night, including:

• Rising home insurance costs and insurance companies exiting the market: 89% of voters want policymakers to take action on insurance affordability as extreme weather drives premiums to record highs.

• Compounding extreme weather risks: 91% of voters want policymakers to protect their homes and communities from the increasing frequency and costs of extreme weather disasters.

• Skyrocketing utility costs: 79% of voters want policymakers to invest in renewable energy sources, which the electorate already knows are cheaper than fossil alternatives.

Voters not only care about climate, but also believe that climate and cost-of-living issues can and should be addressed together by policymakers.

06/20/2026

Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage

"The push to electrify was the highlight of two weeks of talks in Bonn that otherwise offered little to cheer.

Rosenow has estimated, in a forthcoming paper, that a global switch to electrification would halve energy demand. That would produce savings that would quickly reach trillions of dollars globally, freeing up cash for governments, businesses and consumers to spend on better ends, from health and education to defence."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/20/electrification-takes-centre-stage-bonn-climate-talks
The Guardian

Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talks

06/08/2026

[UN experts welcome General Assembly resolution affirming state obligations to combat climate change](https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/un-experts-welcome-general-assembly-resolution-affirming-state-obligations-to-combat-climate-change/ #)

The experts support the [request](https://docs.un.org/en/A/80/L.65) that the Secretary-General compile a report on measures state parties can take to fulfil their obligations in accordance with the advisory opinion. They urge that the upcoming climate negotiations must be grounded in the opinion.

Although neither the advisory opinion nor the resolution is [legally binding](https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/periodicals/24120898), they serve as important evidence for the world court to [ascertain](https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/sicj/icj_statute_e.pdf) customary international law and interpret related treaties.

https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/un-experts-welcome-general-assembly-resolution-affirming-state-obligations-to-combat-climate-change/

More than 30 UN special rapporteurs and human rights experts welcomed on Friday a General Assembly resolution that reaffirms state parties' obligations on climate change. This comes one day after the...

05/26/2026

Some positive news!

Days after Pat Catena resigned from the council presidency following a controversial campaign mailer, members picked Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis to succeed him.

05/06/2026

Federal government sues Minnesota to block state’s climate change lawsuit against oil companies

The DOJ sues Minnesota over its 2020 climate change lawsuit against oil companies, accusing the state of attempting to regulate emissions.

The federal government is suing the state of Minnesota in an attempt to block a lawsuit the state filed against several major oil companies over claims they mislead the public about the impacts of climate change, FOX 9 reported Monday. The Department of Justice is accusing the state of overreach in attempting to “regulate global greenhouse gas emissions,” according to a DOJ press release.

The state of Minnesota accused the American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and Minnesota-based Flint Hills Resources of strategizing to “deceive the public about climate-change science in order to safeguard their business interests” in a lawsuit filed in 2020.

The DOJ sues Minnesota over its 2020 climate change lawsuit against oil companies, accusing the state of attempting to regulate emissions.

05/05/2026

A progressive climate

Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic