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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Looking toward recovery, with climate in mind

Our ongoing efforts can help contribute to our nation’s economic recovery once we are past the immediate health crisis.

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Getting to Zero: A U.S. Climate Agenda

Policies needed over the coming decade to put the United States on the path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

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The Climate Case for Hydrogen

A refocus on carbon could be just what’s needed to strengthen the resolve to develop the needed technologies to realize the benefits of hydrogen.

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Looking toward recovery, with climate in mind

Our ongoing efforts can help contribute to our nation’s economic recovery once we are past the immediate health crisis.

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Getting to Zero: A U.S. Climate Agenda

Policies needed over the coming decade to put the United States on the path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

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The Climate Case for Hydrogen

A refocus on carbon could be just what’s needed to strengthen the resolve to develop the needed technologies to realize the benefits of hydrogen.

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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 the U.S. vehicle standards rule

March 31, 2020

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Webinar
Clean Energy and Climate Innovation: Opportunities for Bipartisan Progress

February 26, 2020

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Blog Post
Investing in climate innovation

Brad Townsend

February 11, 2020

Topics US Federal

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U.S. State Electricity Portfolio Standards

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia require electric utilities to deliver a certain amount of electricity from renewable or other clean energy sources. Most of these requirements take the form of: a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) adopted by 29 …

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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.

Blog Post
Carrying on with climate solutions: A message from Bob Perciasepe on COVID-19

Bob Perciasepe

March 24, 2020

Webinar
Accelerating the EV Market: Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks

March 25, 2020

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

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Blog Post
EVs are for women, too: a missing demographic

Jessica Leung

March 17, 2020

Tags Electric Vehicles

Live Event
2020 Climate Leadership Conference

March 4, 2020 – March 6, 2020

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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.

Hurricanes and Climate Change

Topics Extreme Weather

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Drought and Climate Change

Topics Extreme Weather

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Wildfires and Climate Change

Topics Extreme Weather

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U.S. State Climate Action Plans

Many states have completed comprehensive Climate Action Plans, or are in the process of revising or developing one. The plans detail steps that the states can take to reduce their contribution to climate change. The process of developing a climate …

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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 Leadership Conference and Awards

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

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Business Environmental Leadership Council

We work with Fortune 500 companies across key sectors to strengthen business action and support for effective climate policies.

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Carbon Capture Coalition

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

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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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