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Risky Business

@climaterisk

A nonpartisan research project on economic risks and opportunities of climate change in the U.S. chaired by Hank Paulson, @MikeBloomberg, and @TomSteyer.

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Joined October 2014
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New @climaterisk report! Explore the regional impacts of a #cleanenergy economy in our interactive map buff.ly/2g2ePTN
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Wind power exceeds generating capacity of hydro for the first time, more than tripling in growth since 2008 buff.ly/2kwD3WA
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See how #CleanEnergy wins for America w/ ↓ costs ↑ GDP & ↑ jobs in the 2017 #Factbook buff.ly/2jZsjMU @BCSECleanEnergy @BloombergNEF
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There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US buff.ly/2kOMKRa

There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US

If you had to bet, this is what will transform climate politics in this country.

vox.com
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Walmart and other corporations support power purchase agreements for #renewable energy buff.ly/2kOlF0J
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In real $, utility-scale global #Solar PV capex has fallen from $2.65m/MW in 2011 to $1.14m/MW in 2016 buff.ly/2jZqDmK #Factbook
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How California's utilities are planning the next phase of electric vehicle adoption buff.ly/2kOuyqP via @UtilityDive
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In 2016 the US saw $59B in new investment in #Renewables & energy-smart tech (2nd in the world). See 2017 #Factbook buff.ly/2kSGHL4
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10% market loss crashed US coal. Fossil fuels could lose 10% of market to solar & EVs in 10 yrs.buff.ly/2kWIeAu
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A fifth of all vehicles on the road could be electric by 2030. Read the new study by @CarbonBubble and @Grantham_IC buff.ly/2kx9fJN
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Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be Built Off Long Island buff.ly/2jy5kZX
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US solar power employs more people than oil, coal and gas combined buff.ly/2kxe07j
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"climate change is already costing American taxpayers and consumers tens of billions of dollars" buff.ly/2jSFMI4
Op-Ed: As Trump ignores record temperatures, taxpayers are footing the (huge) bill for climate...

Op-Ed: As Trump ignores record temperatures, taxpayers are footing the (huge) bill for climate...

Global temperatures were the highest on record in 2016 for the third straight year, scientists at NASA and elsewhere reported last week.

latimes.com
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Which companies are doing most to manage carbon in the supply chain? @CDP unveils its leader board buff.ly/2jt6RR5 #CDPSupplyChain
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$12.4bn. That’s how much suppliers saved through reducing their emissions, says @CDP buff.ly/2kpf74F #CDPSupplyChain
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California Utilities Want $1 Billion for Electric Cars buff.ly/2jt9WAG
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EIA: Power sector emissions drop below transportation sector for first time in 4 decades buff.ly/2jiaeN5
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Xcel commissions 62.25 MW Minnesota solar farm buff.ly/2jJqi98
California commits to cutting GHG 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 buff.ly/2jhR2PL
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Results are in from Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' Climate Risk Carbon Initiative buff.ly/2jDaNBx
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Dave Jones@CA_DaveJones18 Jan 2017
Released today first-in-the-nation public disclosures of insurers' carbon investments facing #climaterisk. teapaw.org/cdinews/status/8218004…
CA Dept of Insurance (@CDInews) profile pictureCA Dept of Insurance@CDInews18 Jan 2017
Commissioner @CA_DaveJones disclosed insurers' carbon investments facing #climaterisk. Insurers divested billions. bit.ly/2jzXnqi
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