Building common ground for practical climate solutions

From the local to the global, C2ES is teaming up with policymakers, businesses, and other stakeholders to meet our critical climate and energy challenges.

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Pathways to 2050: Alternative Scenarios for Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy

Interactive graphics that show different routes to decarbonization.

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Sustainable investing: The new norm

Climate change is a growing area of interest for many investors.

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Scaling Your Renewable Energy Strategy: Lessons from Leading Companies

More companies are meeting sustainability goals through renewable energy.

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Pathways to 2050: Alternative Scenarios for Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy

Interactive graphics that show different routes to decarbonization.

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Sustainable investing: The new norm

Climate change is a growing area of interest for many investors.

View

Scaling Your Renewable Energy Strategy: Lessons from Leading Companies

More companies are meeting sustainability goals through renewable energy.

View

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.

Webinar
Putting a Price on It: Global Leadership on Carbon Pricing

July 24, 2019

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Press Release
Bob Perciasepe on the EPA rule replacing the Clean Power Plan

June 19, 2019

Tags Clean EnergyElectricityEmissionsRegulationEnergy

Regulating Power Sector Carbon Emissions

Topics US Federal

Tags ElectricityRegulationEnergy

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Climate Solutions

Cutting carbon emissions takes smart policies, innovative technologies, business leadership, and simple steps to shrink our own carbon footprint. Other solutions focus on strengthening our climate resilience.

Webinar
2020 Climate Leadership Awards Webinar

July 10, 2019

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Live Event
Pursuing Resilient Economies in Climate-Prepared Communities

June 27, 2019

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Speech
Congressional testimony of Bob Perciasepe on advanced nuclear technology

June 4, 2019

Tags EmissionsTestimony/CommentsEnergy

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Climate Basics

Here you'll find the basics on climate science, key energy and emissions trends, extreme weather, and other climate impacts. Students, teachers: check out the Climate Classroom.

Heat Waves and Climate Change

Topics Extreme Weather

Tags ImpactsScienceExtreme Weather

Blog Post
Is Climate Change to Blame for Record-Setting Tornado Reports?

Kristiane Huber

June 11, 2019

Topics Extreme Weather

Tags ImpactsResilienceExtreme Weather

Main Greenhouse Gases

Topics Climate Science

Tags ScienceEmissions

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Our Work

C2ES is known worldwide as a thought leader and trusted convener on critical climate and energy challenges. Here is a sampling of our key initiatives:

Solutions Forum

C2ES brings together business, state, and city leaders to forge collaborative climate solutions.

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Carbon Capture Coalition

C2ES co-leads a broad coalition of business, labor, and environmental groups working to accelerate commercial deployment of carbon capture technologies.

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Climate Innovation 2050

Climate Innovation 2050 brings together leading companies to examine potential pathways toward substantially decarbonizing the U.S. economy.

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Events

C2ES regularly organizes events with top experts, policymakers and business leaders advancing the public debate on climate challenges and solutions. Check out past and upcoming events.

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Library

For a closer look at the issues and our work, here’s a searchable collection of C2ES reports, briefs, maps, videos, speeches, articles, testimony and other public comments.

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