Federal
GHG Regulation
In the past year, the EPA pursued several approaches to tackling greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The Pew Center tracks EPA's actions, and our
Executive Branch Action page has the latest updates.
BACT Guidance
The Pew Center summarizes EPA's recently released guidance to be used in implementing best available control technology requirements for regulating greenhouse gases.
More 2010 Federal News and Analysis
Publications
The Need to Act Now
The Case for Action: Creating a Clean Energy Future calls for strong action now to reduce the risks of climate change, strengthen our energy independence, protect our national security, and create new jobs and economic opportunities. The report was released in May.
International Negotiations
The Pew Center released
three new briefs in Cancun to help further the discussion on international finance and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV).
More 2010 Publications
Pew Perspective
Loading the Dice
Pew Center’s senior scientist, Jay Gulledge, discusses the connection between national security and climate change on
E&ETV's OnPoint, using this summer's extreme weather as an example.
Cancun views
In
Environmental Finance’s November issue, Eileen Claussen
writes that international negotiators need to take steps toward meaningful action in Cancun. She says real reductions in emissions at all levels and an effective, ratifiable global climate agreement are necessary for progress.
Make an Impact
Bank of America joined Make an Impact in April, adding 300,000 associates to the reach of the program. Launch workshops spanned from Austin, TX, to London, UK, linking associates and communities to energy efficiency tips and tools through the Make an Impact website.
Across its three partners: Alcoa, 
Entergy, and Bank of America, users of the carbon calculator have indentified over 4.5 million lbs of potential carbon savings and an average of $1,300 per family in savings.
Social Media
In September, the Center’s blog,
Climate Compass, turned one. During the past year, Pew Center staff wrote about extreme weather events, transportation, and the midterm elections.
Read the year’s most popular blog posts:
This year, the Pew Center launched a social media effort. Now you can keep up to date with Pew Center news on
Facebook and
Twitter.
Accolades
In March, the Pew Center was named top environmental think tank in a global survey of hundreds of scholars and experts conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Read more about this honor.
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