About Us
We are a climate solutions organization
At CATF, we advance the full range of solutions needed for a healthy climate and a thriving planet. For 30 years, we’ve conducted the research and analysis to identify promising solutions, and we work across governments, industry, and partners in more than 40 countries to deliver them at scale.
Our Vision
A thriving planet. A healthy climate.
Our Mission
To innovate and scale effective solutions to complex climate and energy challenges.
Providing hope through bold, durable
climate solutions
Clean Air Task Force is working to rapidly reduce emissions while advancing durable climate solutions for a thriving planet and a healthy climate.
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Celebrating 30 years of impact
Over the past 30 years, CATF has carved out a unique role as a science-driven, solutions-focused, and strategic organization that gets results. Learn about how we got started and explore our history.
The Challenge
We need carbon-free electricity available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and low-emitting fuels to power a global energy system two times its current size.
We know that in order to clean up the global energy system, we need to combine the best science and analysis with technology innovation and a policy landscape that accelerates progress at pace and scale.
Our Approach
Driving change forward
We pair deep technical expertise with pragmatic advocacy, and stay with new policies until after they become law.
- We turn analysis into impact. We’re known for our extensive technical expertise with depth and breadth across interconnected solutions and sectors.
- We back solutions early. We publish the research, bring the right people into the room, and build the coalitions that turn an overlooked idea into a viable one.
- We see policies through. We help design new evidence-based climate solutions and put them on the agenda until they enter the mainstream.
We use these basic tools to achieve impact:
Research & Analysis
CATF, often in partnership with other leading experts, conducts extensive research into emission impacts, emission reduction opportunities, economic feasibility of energy technologies, and on potential decarbonization pathways in order to develop the fact-based, realistic strategies that drive our work. CATF’s in-depth approach to energy systems analysis and modeling plays an important role in changing the global conversation around how to decarbonize the global energy system.
Commercial Assessment & Support
Our global team of experts works to scope new and emerging low- and zero-emission energy technologies and evaluate their potential to scale to climate impact levels. We conduct extensive research and modelling to understand the factors that impact deployment, including cost, market ecosystem barriers, and business models. We work directly with low- and zero-emission energy companies on their business models and strategies and catalyze business-to-business partnerships and information sharing through workshops and site tours.
Policy & Technology Advocacy
Policy advocacy is an integral part of our organization, and a critical lever to combat climate change. CATF’s experts develop and advocate for policies that reduce and regulate emissions that are harmful to people and the planet. These policies allow governments to support research, development, and large scale deployment of zero-carbon energy through tax incentives or direct subsidies for early projects.
Legal Advocacy: Rulemaking, Litigation, & Legislation
CATF has a long history of legal and policy research, strategy, and technical record building which have resulted in many successful efforts to enact regulations and defend them from attempts to be weakened or repealed. As a key expert in this space, our legal team represents nonprofit clients in court cases, arguing in support of regulations that reduce pollution and protect the climate.
Education & Outreach
At CATF we view knowledge as a shared resource and seek to collaborate and expand our networks of influence with others by sharing what we know. We work to raise awareness of the health and climate impacts of pollution from power plants, oil and gas production, bioenergy, and other sources in order to empower others to make informed decisions and achieve impact. These efforts include making the case for and educating stakeholders on the need for a broad portfolio of scalable, low- and zero-emission energy solutions that can help us reach climate neutrality by midcentury.
Building Networks & Collaboration
CATF plays a catalytic role in developing ecosystems for collaboration, forming coalitions, and building campaigns that lead to crucial policy enactments and widespread public support.
Our Experts
We’re not just environmental advocates; We’re pragmatic problem solvers.
At CATF, we attract and retain some of the brightest talent in the world to explore, define, and envision new practical solutions that offer promise and accelerate change. CATF’s powerful team of scientists, engineers, MBAs, policy experts, lawyers, and communication experts are spread around the globe. We’re nimble, strategic, and virtual with a perpetual start-up mindset that allows us to stay ahead, disrupt, and lead.
Learn more about CATF
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Our Board
CATF’s board is comprised of executive-level leaders with diverse backgrounds in energy, policy, law, advocacy, organizational management, and technology innovation.
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Annual Report
From our start in 1996 to today, we’ve been expanding our pragmatic, science-based approach to match the global scale of the climate challenge.
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Careers
Whether you’re an experienced professional, recent graduate, or passionate student, working with CATF could be a rewarding next step in your career.
Funded by people, not by governments or the industries we work to change
CATF is not funded by governments or the industries we work to change, which is unique among its peers. It’s one of the reasons our analysis is trusted across the political spectrum.
