Policy Hub

Lasting climate solutions hinge on innovative policies at all levels – local, state, federal and international. Market-based approaches like carbon pricing are a cornerstone of practical, cost-effective climate policy.

Carbon Border Adjustment Provisions in the 118th Congress

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Tackling Flood Mitigation with Federal Resources: Best Practices for Community Resilience

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The Climate Resilience-Economy Nexus: Advancing Common Goals

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Market-Based Policies

A growing number of jurisdictions are adopting market-based climate policies. By putting a price on carbon, these policies give businesses the incentive to innovate so they can cut emissions at the lowest possible cost.

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Climate, Trade, and Equity: Considerations and Options

Some policies countries employed to advance climate and related economic […]

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Carbon Pricing Proposals in the 119th Congress

Placing a price on carbon provides a market-based solution to […]

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Developments in Border Carbon Adjustments in the 119th Congress and Abroad

There has been a surge in interest in the relationship […]

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International

Climate change is a global challenge that requires global solutions. Efforts like the Paris Agreement strengthen confidence that all countries are doing their share, helping each country do even more.

Webinar
From Belém to Bonn: Operationalizing the Global Goal on Adaptation Indicators

May 28, 2026

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Tags COP31Global Goal on AdaptationGlobal Stocktake

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Considerations For the First Climate and Trade Dialogue

At COP30, Parties agreed to discuss “opportunities, challenges and barriers in relation to enhancing international cooperation related to the role of trade” through three dialogues to be held from June 2026–2028.

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Leadership and Recommendations for the COP30 Roadmap to Halt and Reverse Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030

Chelsea Johnson

April 30, 2026

Topics International

Tags COP30UNFCCC

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US Federal

To meet the climate challenge, the United States needs a comprehensive national approach. Well-designed federal policy can cut emissions and strengthen resilience while driving economic growth.

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C2ES Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Reconsideration

Comments of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions on […]

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Proposed Rollback of EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Will Lead to Lost Credibility, Competitiveness, and Higher Costs

Rebecca Berg, Olivia Windorf

November 4, 2025

Topics US Federal

Tags EPAGHGRP

Live Event
Keeping the Lights On: Can permitting reform unlock affordable, reliable energy?

November 20, 2025

9:00 am – 10:30 am

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State

In the absence of stronger federal leadership, many states are enacting their own climate goals and policies. They serve as laboratories, demonstrating what's effective and informing national policy.

Blog Post
What Regional Collaboration Can Deliver: A New Roadmap for Heat and Smoke Resilience in the South-Central Puget Sound

Hanna Payne

May 12, 2026

Topics State

Live Event
Southeast Regional Summit: Securing the Critical Battery Materials Supply Chain

April 22, 2026

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

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Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running

November 4, 2025

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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City and Local

As centers of population and energy use, cities generate a majority of our climate emissions. Local governments play a critical role in reducing emissions and in making communities resilient to climate change.

Live Event
C2ES at NYC Climate Week 2025

September 22, 2025 – September 26, 2025

Blog Post
Not a Direct Hit, But a Direct Warning: The Need for Building Hurricane Resilience

Miles Baker

August 21, 2025

Topics StateCity and Local

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Building Resilience as Wildfires Worsen: Five Federal Policy Goals

Hanna Payne, Libby Zemaitis

August 20, 2025

Topics US FederalStateCity and Local

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