Programs
CCAP's worldwide climate programs span four continents and more than 30 countries. All CCAP's programs focus to significantly advance cost-effective and pragmatic air quality and climate policy through analysis, dialogue and education to reach a broad range of policy-makers and stakeholders around the globe.
CCAP Worldwide Climate Change Programs at a Glance
Programs in the U.S.
CCAP leads four initiatives that engage all levels of government and involve stakeholders from diverse interests:
- U.S. Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), convening leading companies, federal, state and local governments and environmental organizations to discuss and advance a national climate policy solution;
- Urban Leaders Adaptation Initiative, partnering with large counties and cities to build resiliency to adapt to climate change impacts through smart land-use and urban planning;
Programs Around the World
CCAP works extensively in Europe, Asia and Central and South America. The major international initiatives include:
- Future Actions Dialogue on International Actions to Address Climate Change (FAD), combining more than 30 countries worldwide for in-depth analysis and development of climate policy options for consideration in the post-2012 Kyoto Protocol negotiations;
- European Dialogue on the Climate and Energy Challenge, developing medium- to long-term climate change, energy and finance policy for the European Union in parallel with the U.S. Climate Policy Initiative;
- Developing Countries Project, leading collaboration to identify technologies and approaches to reduce GHG emissions in China, India, Brazil, and Mexico and help these countries develop a more significant role in the UN international climate change negotiations; and
- Sectoral Study, exploring actions necessary for sectoral approaches to become a key tool in the mitigation of GHG emissions and as a necessary component of a post-2012 international climate change agreement.
North America