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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Zero-Carbon Power: Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Capacity

State policy options, environmental and economic impacts, and the federal landscape.

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Shifting Gears: Action on State & Federal Vehicle Emissions Standards

Federal announcements and current state collaborations to limit vehicle emissions.

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Wall Street Sees Opportunity in Low-Carbon Investments

Finding climate-friendly opportunities.

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Zero-Carbon Power: Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Capacity

State policy options, environmental and economic impacts, and the federal landscape.

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Shifting Gears: Action on State & Federal Vehicle Emissions Standards

Federal announcements and current state collaborations to limit vehicle emissions.

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Wall Street Sees Opportunity in Low-Carbon Investments

Finding climate-friendly opportunities.

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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.

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Smarter Infrastructure Through Resilience

Ashley Lawson

January 30, 2018

Topics US Federal

Tags CitiesResilienceIndustryBusiness PracticesStates

Federal Vehicle Standards

Topics US Federal

Tags TransportationRegulation

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Talanoa Dialogue: Building Trust and Informing Climate Action

Jennifer Huang

February 8, 2018

Tags Key CountriesParis 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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Lessons on Resilience Collaboration

Kristiane Huber

March 29, 2018

Tags BusinessImpactsResilienceExtreme WeatherIndustryBusiness Practices

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A New Zero Emission Coalition?

Bob Perciasepe

February 9, 2018

Topics Technology Solutions

Tags Carbon CaptureClean EnergyNuclear

Live Event
2018 Climate Leadership Conference

February 28, 2018 – March 2, 2018

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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.

Short-lived Climate Pollutants

Topics Climate Science

Tags ScienceEmissionsMontreal ProtocolEnergy

Climate Science Q&A

Topics Climate Science

Tags ScienceExtreme Weather

Climate Basics for Kids

Topics Climate Classroom

Tags ImpactsScienceEmissions

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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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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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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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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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