Climate Change or Habitat Loss? New Study Weighs Which Influences Birds More
Ninety years of Christmas Bird Count data tease apart the effects of habitat loss and warming temperatures on winter bird distributions.
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
Passage of the Sweeping Climate Bill Offers Renewed Promise in the Fight Against Climate Change
Unprecedented investments in renewable energy, climate resilience, agriculture, forestry, and environmental justice will help create a better future for people 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.
Climate Advocates Want to See a More Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
While the Inflation Reduction Act promises to inject billions of dollars into frontline communities, environmental justice leaders are concerned about its support for pollution-producing energy sources.
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
As Climate Impacts Loom, Audubon Calls for Rapid Expansion of Well-Sited Clean Energy Transmission
August 01, 2023 —
New report lays out the importance of building the clean energy grid to stabilize climate.
A Photographer Documents Kelp Forests’ Decline and Efforts to Bring Them Back
June 24, 2023 —
In our attempts to restore kelp forests, hungry sea urchins should not be villainized, says Kate Vylet. “Everything’s just trying to survive.”
How Do Wildfires in Canada’s Boreal Forest Affect Birds Across the Continent?
June 22, 2023 —
Hundreds of fires continue to blaze in what officials say could become Canada’s worst fire season in recorded history.
Audubon Settlement Improves Protections for Golden Eagles in California’s Altamont Pass
May 16, 2023 —
Important concessions will reduce risks to birds while allowing for wind energy development needed to act on climate.
The Audubon Guide to Climate Action
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