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
Audubon 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
Audubon'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
Audubon 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, Audubon 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. Audubon 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, National Audubon Society
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
Audubon's Climate News
Thanks To Climate Change, Canada Jays May Eat Freezer-Burned Food All Winter
May 15, 2019 —
The birds' critical food stores, saved up each autumn for lean times later, risk going bad as global temperatures warm.
Do You Know the Other Way Birds Migrate?
May 09, 2019 —
Some species change locales by merely moving between higher and lower elevations. Here are four examples of altitudinal migrants in the U.S.
The ‘Godfather of Biodiversity’ on Why Two Degrees of Warming Must Be Avoided
May 08, 2019 —
Renowned biologist Thomas Lovejoy talks climate change and explains why restoring ecosystems plays a crucial part in curbing rising temperatures.
Sooty Tern Vomit Tells a Worrisome Story
May 06, 2019 —
Populations of the seabird on Ascension Island have plummeted since the 1950s. A disrupted food chain could be to blame, scientists say.
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