26,610 lives were saved in the US by the shift away from coal between 2005 and 2016.

More info: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/06/coal-power-pollution-gas-saved-lives-study

Climate change-related heat waves & drought pose a growing threat to the world's food supply.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/12/09/extreme-weather-patterns-are-raising-risk-global-food-crisis-climate-change-will-make-this-worse/?utm_campaign=energy_and_environment&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth in a row with above-average activity.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/12/04/headlined-by-horrible-dorian-other-freak-storms-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-done/?utm_campaign=energy_and_environment&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1

Two Key Largo neighborhoods have been underwater for more than 80 days.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/us/florida-keys-flooding-king-tide.html

Venice struggles as water hits highest levels in half a century.

More info: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50430855

The Fed Is Increasingly Concerned about the Climate

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/business/economy/federal-reserve-climate-change.html

WEATHER CHANNEL TO QUIZ CANDIDATES ON CLIMATE

More info: https://time.com/5706341/weather-channel-climate-change/

SENATE CREATES BIPARTISAN CLIMATE CAUCUS

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/467009-new-bipartisan-senate-climate-caucus-aims-to-take-politics-out-of

More and more Evangelicals want US action on climate.

More info: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Evangelicals-see-the-light-on-climate-change-14481442.php

So far, 46 national and 28 subnational jurisdictions either have put a price on carbon or have made plans to do so.

More info: https://www.carbonpricingleadership.org/who