Issue: IRA

In our final IRA Data & Insights Hub report of the year, we share how partners in our Field Research Program are building evidence-based messaging to persuade communities on the benefits of clean energy and climate justice solutions. Read below for highlights on what we’re learning at the doors and online from communities in New York, Maine, and New Jersey.

Guidance on countering misinformation about wind and solar farms

This article reveals that opposition to offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast is driven by a hybrid network of local groups, fossil fuel interests, and national climate denial organizations. These local groups are not purely grassroots nor fully manufactured but instead rely heavily on “information subsidies” from think tanks to spread misleading narratives. The study warns that this coordinated opposition poses a significant threat to renewable energy development in the U.S.