Sierra Club Climate

This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.

A new report shows how local climate activism leads to 'remarkable' gains Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.

A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains.

Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.

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San Francisco fast-tracks all-electric standard for major renovations With the state set to pause code updates in October, the city is racing to close what some saw as a loophole in its existing all-electric building code.

"San Francisco already requires most new buildings to eschew gas and run solely on electricity. Now, the metropolis is moving to ensure that substantial renovations in existing buildings are also all-electric," reports @alisontakemura.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/car... 🔌💡

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings.

The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.

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Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?

Incredibly illuminating story from @billmckibben.bsky.social on unnecessary local permitting barriers -- highly specific to the U.S. -- that make rooftop solar far more expensive than it needs to be: www.motherjones.com/environment/...

⚡ CONGRESS PASSED TRUMP'S BUDGET BILL—so now what?

Here's what: YOUR power is at its peak during August recess.

Join @RepRoKhanna, @RepMcClellan, @EvergreenAction, and @SierraClub this Friday 8/1 at 11am ET to learn exactly how to engage your lawmakers.

Comment today to put people, not polluters, first. The Trump admin is trying to silence your voice on climate & public lands by attacking one of our nation's most powerful enviro protection laws! Fight back to protect The National Environmental Polic...

✊ Will you fight back to protect The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and demand a full environmental review process that puts people, not polluters, first?

California Standing Strong on Offshore Wind The Current State of Offshore WindOffshore wind has been the subject of many headlines over the past few months — its future uncertain in several states. In California, however, legislators and energy...

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0.2% less demand to date on @California_ISO grid in 2025 v '23 & '24

39% less gas v '23 & 20% less v '24
214% more battery output v '23 & 64% more v '24
47.4% more solar v '23 & 17.3% more v '24
57.2% of demand in '25 met by WWS
4.8 h/day >100% WWS in '25
151 days '25 >100% WWS

Person harvesting crops underneath solar panels. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL.

Put solar panels on farms, growing crops and making electricity on the same land. This is a win-win! It gives farmers extra income, shades crops and livestock, and helps local economies. Read about how a community can encourage agrivoltaics: localclimateactions.org/ordinances-t...

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The Sierra Club's Angeles Chapter stands with our immigrant communities.

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Don't wait for the federal government – act locally! 22 states and several cities and counties have set their own greenhouse gas emissions goals. Information from our Toolbox:
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If you love public lands and waters like I do, join me in demanding that your members of Congress do all they can to defend these places. Send your message today! #KeepPollutersHandsOffPublicLands

Ford CEO: IRA tax credit repeals could risk jobs, Trump tariffs are 'cost and chaos' "They need to understand that there's a lot of policy uncertainty here," Ford CEO Jim Farley said about the administration.

Ford CEO to Trump: Repealing the electric vehicle tax credit could risk automaker jobs in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

In a post-election webinar, Drawdown ED Jonathan Foley discusses the importance of putting our energy toward new approaches and finding the right levers to solve climate change.

How can we shift from acting in a narrow self interest to collective action to solve what one prominent economist called “the greatest market failure the world has ever seen” — climate change?

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