How Clean Energy Can Benefit Climate, Communities, And Conservation
Conservation groups can make sure clean energy and transmission projects are responsibly sited and operated.
Our Climate Strategy
Climate issues are bird issues, and renewable energy is one of the best ways we can help.
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Gigawatts of renewable energy generation and transmission responsibly sited for deployment
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Billion tons of carbon stored through natural systems that provide co-benefit to birds
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Bird species on the brink due to climate change
Campus Chapter Students Boost Climate Literacy at San Diego Mesa College
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in Action grant funds student-led climate initiative.
Responsible Offshore Wind Development is a Clear Win for Birds, the U.S. Economy, and our Climate
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's report shares how offshore wind can be balanced with the needs of communities and wildlife.
We Need Bird-Friendly Transmission to Fight Climate Change. Getting There Will Take Collective Action.
By working together, we can help build the transmission grid birds need.
How We Work, Where We Work
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ supports common-sense solutions to reducing carbon emissions, including conserving and restoring forests, wetlands, and grasslands that provide important habitat for birds and serve as natural solutions for storing carbon, and investing in responsibly sited clean energy.
Birds and Clean Energy
The climate threat facing birds is urgent. To achieve a future where both people and wildlife thrive, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is advocating for the rapid build out of clean energy and transmission. By advocating for responsible and community-centered planning, we can protect birds from the worst impacts of climate change while preserving the places we all need.
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Natural Climate Solutions
Many of the places that serve as critical bird habitat also have the potential to absorb greenhouse gases and naturally store carbon. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is working with partners to bring nature-based solutions and bird-friendly practices to these landscapes to achieve conservation and sustainable-development impacts at a significant scale.
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Climate Initiative National Staff
Sarah Rose
Vice President of Climate
Garry George
Senior Director, Climate Strategy, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
James Christopher Haney
Science Advisor, Offshore Wind Energy & Wildlife
Wendy Bredhold
Senior Manager, Transmission Initiative
Christopher Simmons
Senior Manager, Public Lands Policy
Robyn Shepherd
Communications Director, Advocacy
Felice Stadler
Vice President, Government Affairs
Jesse Walls
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Brooke Bateman
Senior Director, Climate & Community Science
Sam Wojcicki
Senior Director, Climate Policy
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Climate News
As Americans Make Their Voices Heard, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Pledges to Continue to Work Toward a Cleaner Future for People and Wildlife
November 09, 2022 —
Caring about birds transcends politics.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Calls on World Leaders to Take Immediate Action to Combat Climate and Biodiversity Crisis
November 07, 2022 —
The leading bird conservation organization in the Americas calls for COP27 leaders to take swift, meaningful, and collaborative action to protect natural ecosystems, defend biodiversity, and implement an inclusive and just climate transition.
New ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Study: Climate Change Threatens Bird Populations in the National Wildlife Refuge System
October 26, 2022 —
Left unchecked, warming temperatures and increased climate threats could affect environmental conditions for half of the birds throughout all of the system’s refuges.
Finding Clean Energy Solutions in Eastern Washington
October 21, 2022 —
The launch of Washington’s least-conflict solar siting project is a milestone for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s clean energy efforts in the state.
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