Supporting Each Other and the Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) confirms that its efforts to advance federal climate policy and provide technical assistance for clean energy financing through the Access Clean Energy Savings Program remain active during the COVID-19 crisis. The organization emphasizes the need for science-informed federal action for both the pandemic and climate change, noting that piecemeal local responses to the coronavirus mirror the fragmented nature of climate action. To maintain operations and staff safety, EESI has transitioned to online briefings, implemented all-telework guidance, and cancelled staff travel.

• EESI is continuing its efforts to advance federal climate policy and provide technical assistance to utilities for clean energy financing via the Access Clean Energy Savings Program.
• The organization argues that both the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change require swift, science-informed federal action, observing that the varied local responses to the pandemic are similar to the piecemeal implementation of climate action across states, cities, and counties.
• To ensure operational continuity and staff health during the pandemic, EESI shifted briefings to an online format, implemented all-telework guidance, and cancelled all work-related staff travel.

APA

Bride, P., & Williams, S. (2020). Supporting Each Other and the Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/supporting-each-other-and-the-environment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

Chicago

Bride, Phoebe, and Susan Williams. Supporting Each Other and the Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2020. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/supporting-each-other-and-the-environment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bride2020supporting, author = {Bride, Phoebe and Williams, Susan}, title = {{Supporting Each Other and the Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/supporting-each-other-and-the-environment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }