USCAP: Background Materials

On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) [1] released a landmark series of principles and recommendations calling for the federal government to quickly enact strong national legislation to achieve significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. The USCAP is an unprecedented alliance of leading non-governmental organizations, including the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (at the time named the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), and major corporations, including several members of our Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) [2].

C2ES has extensive resources on domestic policy initiatives, including its Agenda for Climate Action [3], released in February 2006. Please visit our Policy page [4] for further research and analysis, and Climate Action in Congress [5] for a summary of recent congressional action.

Click here [6] (pdf) to see how the USCAP recommendations compare to climate legislation recently proposed in the Senate.

Note: The reports posted below were prepared by C2ES (at the time named the Pew Center on Global Climate Change). They are not products, nor do they represent the consensus views, of USCAP. They are intended solely to provide further information and detail on major topics and recommendations contained in USCAP's "A Call for Action."

Key Themes from USCAP, "A Call For Action"	Additional C2ES Background Resources
Science and Impacts	The Science of Climate Change: Global and U.S. Perspectives [7] Observed Impacts of Global Climate Change in the U.S. [8] Climate Change 101: The Science and Impacts [9]
Business and Economic Opportunities	Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) Company Profiles: [10] the BELC is the largest U.S.-based association of companies convened to advance progressive climate policy and solutions, with 44 companies collectively comprising over $2 trillion in combined revenues, nearly 4 million employees, and operations in almost every U.S. state and country worldwide. Corporate GHG and Energy Strategies [11] Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change [12] Climate Change 101: Business Solutions [13] Capturing the Emerging Market for Climate-Friendly Technologies: Opportunities for Ohio [14]
International Policy	International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012: Report of the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico [15] International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012: A Survey of Approaches [16] The Lugar-Biden Climate Change Resolution [17] Climate Change 101: International Action [18]
Technology Development	The 10-50 Solution: Technologies and Policies for a Low-Carbon Future [19] Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy [20] U.S. Technology and Innovation Policies: Lessons for Climate Change [21]
Market Mechanisms	Emissions Trading in the U.S.: Experience, Lessons and Considerations for Greenhouse Gases [22] Early Observations on the European Union's Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme: Insights for United States Policymakers [23] (PDF) Market Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions: Lessons for California [24]
Registries and Inventories	In Brief: Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Disclosure: Key Elements of a Prospective U.S. Program [25] An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification Issues [26] States with GHG Reporting and Registries [27]
Credit for Early Action	Early Action and Global Climate Change: An Analysis of Early Action Crediting Proposals [28] Early Action Conference Summary and Presentations [29]
Energy Policy	Designing a Climate-Friendly Energy Policy: Options for the Near Term [30] U.S. Electric Power Sector and Climate Change Mitigation [31] U.S. Energy Scenarios for the 21st Century [32]
Transportation	Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Transportation [33] In Brief: Taking Climate Change Into Account in U.S. Transportation [34] Comparison of Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy and GHG Emission Standards Around the World [35]
Buildings and Energy Efficiency	Towards a Climate-Friendly Built Environment [36] In Brief: Building Solutions to Climate Change [37]