Cap and trade is an approach that harnesses market forces to reduce emissions cost-effectively. Like other market-based strategies, it differs from “command-and-control” approaches where the ...

These days it can feel hard to find good climate and clean energy news at the federal level. Early phase-out of renewable electricity tax credits, cancellations of grant programs for innovative clean ...

The loss and damage architecture under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is beginning to deliver. The institutions are operational; technical support is being provided ...

The adoption of the Belém Adaptation Indicators (BAI) at the 7th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA7) marked an important ...

As COP31 approaches, an uncomfortable reality is becoming harder to ignore—the world is entering a period of overshoot of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature goal. The magnitude and ...

Discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which aims to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability, proved challenging at the United Nations Framework ...

As we approach the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, more and more communities face threats from increasingly destructive storms.

Congress has debated climate change for nearly 30 years with varying results. Laws and congressionally approved funding have led to new programs to reduce emissions and incentives to speed the ...

In June 2025, the EPA proposed repealing federal standards that limit carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. These Carbon Pollution Standards (CPS) were designed to ensure that ...

Last week’s Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report made it clear that the world is off track from staying within the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees C temperature limit. Tuesday’s United ...

Critical minerals are a hot topic in energy this year. As the United States focuses on “energy dominance,” C2ES has shifted our focus on two key areas of strategic concern: securing a domestic supply ...

This paper is part of C2ES’ Finance and Net Zero Transition: Thematic Briefs series. Fiduciary duty, the obligation to act in the best interest of beneficiaries, is being reshaped by the realities of ...