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About us A net-zero by 2050 commitment needs an aggressive interim target Federal leadership would provide much needed motivation at home and abroad to make the transition towards net-zero. Learn more 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. Learn more Low Carbon Business: How climate ambition leads to job creation, economic growth Achieving an ambitious 2030 target requires an all-in effort by all sectors. Learn more A net-zero by 2050 commitment needs an aggressive interim target Federal leadership would provide much needed motivation at home and abroad to make the transition towards net-zero. View 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. View Low Carbon Business: How climate ambition leads to job creation, economic growth Achieving an ambitious 2030 target requires an all-in effort by all sectors. 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. Press Release Bob Perciasepe on the Biden administration’s announced NDC April 22, 2021 Tags Paris Agreement View View Publication American Mayors and Businesses: Building Partnerships for a Low-Carbon Future Volume IV With a combined punch of a global pandemic and economic recession, 2020 and 2021 have brought unprecedented challenges to cities and businesses across the United States. Cities have struggled to provide basic resources and services, while businesses have had to … View Details Download (pdf, 5 MB) Press Release Bob Perciasepe on the American Jobs Plan March 31, 2021 Tags View View Publication Climate Policy Priorities for the New Administration and Congress The start of a new Administration and a new Congress provides a vital opportunity to dramatically scale up the U.S. response to climate change. The has worked closely with leading companies to assess policy … View Details Download (pdf, 460 KB) Explore all 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. View Publication Power Infrastructure Needs for Economywide Decarbonization The power sector must play a central role in the decarbonization of the U.S. economy. Other sectors such as buildings, industry, and transportation will be electrifying to reduce their emissions, which means the power sector over the next few decades … View Details Download (pdf, 1,012 KB) Webinar The power sector infrastructure challenge: What will it take to get to net-zero? April 29, 2021 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Tags Climate Innovation View Blog Post U.S. farmers can plow fertile ground for climate solutions Ariele Ladabaum February 25, 2021 Topics Resilience Solutions View Blog Post Where there’s a Will, there’s a Norway Jessica Leung, Stephanie Gagnon February 10, 2021 Tags Clean Energy Electricity Emissions Transportation Climate Innovation View Explore all 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 Winter weather in Texas and the importance of infrastructure resilience investment Doug Vine, Philip Horowitz February 25, 2021 Topics Climate Impacts View Extreme Weather and Climate Change Topics Extreme Weather Tags Impacts Resilience Science Extreme Weather View Climate Basics for Kids Topics Climate Classroom Tags Impacts Science Emissions View Tornadoes and Climate Change Topics Extreme Weather Tags Impacts Science Extreme Weather View Explore all 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: International Dialogue We helped negotiators from key countries achieve the Paris Agreement, and are now working closely with them to ensure its success. Explore 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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