It is already devastating millions of people, especially low-wealth communities who are least responsible for causing it. NC WARN tackles this crisis by vigorously pressing Duke Energy to join — or at least stop impeding — the clean energy revolution. Because North Carolina deserves better than pollution and cronyism.
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All CampaignsTell the governor we need his climate leadership. Ask him to declare a statewide climate emergency to stop new fossil fuel pipelines and power plants. LEARN MORE
Duke's 15-year plan now before the NC Utilities Commission foresees minimal renewables and lots of new fracked gas-burning power plants. Tell the Commission to reject Duke's plan. LEARN MORE
NC WARN helped convene the Energy Justice North Carolina coalition to open this state to competition. LEARN MORE
“We have a planetary emergency.”
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A landmark United Nations report is expected to declare that reducing emissions of methane, the main component of natural gas, will need to play a far more vital role in warding off the worst effects of climate change.
New federal data show global atmospheric concentrations of methane at a record high just as a separate Harvard study shows the US oil and gas industry is emitting far more methane than earlier estimated.
NC WARN and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed a legal challenge to Duke Energy’s plan to build scores of gas-fired power plants in the Carolinas even though huge amounts of excess generation already sit unused even during the worst winter weather.
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NC WARN, allies to challenge deal they say would limit rooftop solar to the affluent and lock in constant rate hikes for a massive expansion of climate-busting gas-fired power.
