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House Ways & Means must advance legislation to support critical carbon-free technologies, groups urge Committee leadership
WASHINGTON — Today, Clean Air Task Force joined a cadre of climate-focused NGOs to urge the House Ways & Means Committee to advance legislation that will establish and extend clean energy tax credits to critical emerging and enabling carbon-free technologies, citing the way such policies would help the U.S. combat…
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Build Back Better Act would make crucial clean energy investments to combat climate change
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the “Build Back Better Act”, the bill text for the mark-up of legislative recommendations for a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package.
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Join CATF on October 1
CATF is celebrating 25 years of leadership in climate and air pollution policy this October, starting with a virtual forum on Friday, October 1. Please join us from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST for The Future of Climate: Creating the Blueprint for Climate Solutions. Your partnership is essential to…
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Clean Air Task Force selected to host a Young African Climate Leader
Clean Air Task Force is pleased to announce that it has been selected to host Nair de Sousa, a Fellow from Angola, in the Professional Development Experience (PDE) component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders from August 9 to September 17, 2021, sponsored by the U.S. Department…
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Senate advances bipartisan infrastructure package, a necessary first step on climate action in this Congress
GLASGOW — The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act with a decisive 69-30 vote on Tuesday morning, teeing up the House to consider the package later this year. The Act clears the decks in the Senate for Democrats to begin working in earnest on a budget…
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New report finds nuclear-derived zero-carbon fuels could play a key role decarbonizing the global marine shipping sector
BOSTON — A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that nuclear-derived zero-carbon fuels could play a key role in decarbonizing the global marine shipping sector, and offers clear policy recommendations for how the U.S. could lead the global transition away from high-polluting shipping fuels. “The global marine shipping emissions are dangerously high and getting higher, and we absolutely must decarbonize the sector…
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More than 160 labor unions, NGOs, and companies urge Congress to prioritize policies to scale carbon management
WASHINGTON — Today, more than 160 companies, labor unions, conservation and environmental groups, and companies from around the U.S. sent a letter to Congressional leaders, urging the inclusion of a comprehensive suite of bipartisan carbon management policies in any larger legislative vehicle this Congress. The letter outlines the importance of…
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California advances critical bill to accelerate carbon capture
WASHINGTON — On Monday, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee voted to advance AB 1395, The California Climate Crisis Act, “a positive step toward net-zero emissions that takes into account the critical role carbon capture and sequestration has to play,” according to Lee Beck International Director, Carbon Capture at Clean Air Task Force. The bill declares the state’s policy to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, and…
