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

Join us May 28 for a discussion on pathways to a low-carbon future.

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Wheels Up: Aviation Emissions and Climate Policy

Our next webinar explores how a UN emissions plan affects airlines.

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Is the EV tax credits plan a sign of climate momentum?

Bob Perciasepe believes talk on Capitol Hill of extending a key tax credit may be a sign of momentum on climate action.

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

Join us May 28 for a discussion on pathways to a low-carbon future.

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Wheels Up: Aviation Emissions and Climate Policy

Our next webinar explores how a UN emissions plan affects airlines.

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Is the EV tax credits plan a sign of climate momentum?

Bob Perciasepe believes talk on Capitol Hill of extending a key tax credit may be a sign of momentum on climate action.

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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.

Press Release
Bob Perciasepe on proposed clean energy standard legislation

May 8, 2019

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Blog Post
A fresh start on climate solutions

Bob Perciasepe

February 7, 2019

Topics US Federal

Tags Congress

Webinar
Looking Inside the Paris ‘Rulebook’

January 16, 2019

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tags Paris AgreementUN Talks

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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.

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C2ES Welcomes Cheniere to Business Environmental Leadership Council

May 17, 2019

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Leading U.S. Businesses Call on Congress to Enact a Market-Based Approach to Climate Change

May 15, 2019

Tags BusinessCarbon PricingBusiness Practices

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Brief
What is Climate Resilience, and Why Does it Matter?

The scientific evidence is overwhelming: The climate is changing, and human activity is the primary factor in the acceleration of climate change over the past century. Regardless of how successful humans are at limiting the root causes of our warming …

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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.

Blog Post
Record wildfires push 2018 disaster costs to $91 billion

Kelsey Bartz

February 27, 2019

Topics Extreme Weather

Tags ImpactsResilienceExtreme Weather

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Topics Extreme Weather

Tags ImpactsResilienceScienceExtreme Weather

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Putting a freeze on climate doubt

Kristiane Huber

February 7, 2019

Topics Climate Science

Tags ScienceExtreme Weather

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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:

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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Climate Leadership Conference and Awards

C2ES cosponsors one of the nation’s premier events honoring and strengthening U.S. climate leadership.

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Mayors/Business Alliance for a Sustainable Future

C2ES is working in partnership with The U.S. Conference of Mayors to strengthen climate cooperation between cities and businesses nationwide.

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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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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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