Alaska

Alaska is strongly affected by climate change volatility – and extensively engaged in fossil fuel extraction. And now it’s considering becoming one of the first states in the nation to have a green bank.

This March 17 feature details United States Geologic Survey efforts to fly over - and find - critical mineral sites around the nation.

The Green New Deal that some Democrats are now championing is unlike anything this country has ever done before. But scientists have been studying policies like these for decades. And their research can tell us a bit about what might happen if we pass this sweeping new vision for climate action and economic equality.

The Green New Deal means different things to different people. In some ways, that’s part of its appeal. On the other hand, a Green New Deal can’t mean anything anyone wants it to, or it will come to mean nothing at all.

Vastly higher clean energy targets are essential to empower the international community to make the leap to a sustainable future, according to Richard Heinberg, coauthor of “Our Renewable Future: Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy.” In this interview, he delves into the practical challenges involved in the...

Energy Efficiency:

Source: ACEEE

Buildings:
Score 1.50 / 9

Utilities:
Score 1.00 / 20

Transportation:
Score 3.50 / 12

Source: DSIRE

Energy Efficiency Programs:
27 Incentives and Policies

Solar Power:

Source: DSIRE

Renewable Energy Programs:
10 Incentives and Policies

Solar Energy Programs:
9 Incentives and Policies

Source: YPCCC

86%

of people in Alaska support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(Same as the national average)
(est. 473,759 of 552,380 adults)

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last updated 8/31/2021

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