Union of Concerned Scientists

Congress Must Advance Bold Power Sector Targets

To limit the severity of climate impacts to come, we need ambitious climate goals—and we need ambitious climate actions to match. Right now, we’re long on vision but short on action, leaving us sickeningly clear-eyed about the costs and consequences of our steady stumbling failure to bridge the two. One place this divergence couldn’t be […]

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