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Letter of Support for H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) has submitted a public letter of support on behalf of multiple organizations endorsing H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act. The letter highlights the broad coalition backing the bipartisan effort led by Representatives Johnson and …

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Permitting Modernization: Enhancing Transparency and Efficiency to Unlock Better Outcomes
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The 30D & 45X Tax Credits Explained: What’s at Stake for the U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing and EV Supply Chains
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Far from insignificant: the miscalculation of power plant standards repeal
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Comments on the Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

These comments were submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on August 7th, 2025.

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Climate Policy at a Crossroads: Insights and Next Steps
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Economic Impact of Tech-Neutral Tax Credit Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill

This memo has been updated to reflect final House-passed provisions as of June 4th, 2025; results based on the earlier Ways & Means (W&M) Committee draft are included in the appendix for reference. Executive Summary The House-passed 2025 budget reconciliation …

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Another Notch in the Battery Belt: Leading on critical material production in the Southeast
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Navigating the Finance Sector Net-Zero Transition: Levers for Decarbonizing in a Complex Landscape

Positioned at the center of global capital flows, financial institutions are uniquely equipped to shape the pace and scale of the net-zero transition. To stay on track for a 1.5-degree-C pathway, investment must increase nearly fivefold to $7.4 trillion annually …

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The State of Net-Zero Finance

While finalizing research for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions’ (C2ES) analysis, Navigating the Finance Sector Net-Zero Transition: Levers for Decarbonizing in a Complex Landscape, the financial sector underwent a wave of transformative developments. In the United States, legal …

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