Economic Stimulus, Recovery, and Climate Mitigation: Policy and Program Opportunities from the States
A review of 20 state climate action plans reveals that dozens of existing federal and hundreds of existing state and local programs could be effective vehicles for economic stimulus funding that would reduce emissions, create jobs, increase energy security and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in secondary economic stimulus and recovery.
Green Recovery Alliance
The Green Recovery Alliance is a partnership between the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) and Climate Group, as Secretariat of the Under2 Coalition. It will provide tailored support to US state governments for planning the acquisition and targeted use of federal funding via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and other economic recovery funds.
Electric Vehicles Pilot Program for Trinidad and Tobago
The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) and over 30 energy and infrastructure business leaders, government officials, financiers, policy advisors and academics in Trinidad and Tobago are developing an Electric Vehicles (EVs) pilot project for the country as part of the Private Investment Mobilization (PIM) training program conducted by CCS. The EVs pilot will be designed to result in an actionable and financeable Low Carbon Development (LCD) program in Trinidad and Tobago. Program design and implementation mechanisms will include revenue generating mechanisms and blended finance structures to attract public and private sector investments at scale.
Nature Based Solutions for the UN Development Programme
CCS provided technical assistance to the United Nations Development Programme to revise and simplify its cost and benefit assessment tool for Nature Based Solutions.
Security And Investment Project
The CCS Security and Investment Project provided a comprehensive leadership strategy for the emerging energy economy and the trend to safer and more sustainable approaches.
It detailed how past progress has been made by localities, states, and national agencies to meet climate, energy, and economic goals at the same time. And it pointed to specific new actions that can do more now.
Western Climate Initiative and Western Regional Air Partnership
CCS supported the WRAP Board in sharing information and facilitating Climate Change initiatives in the WRAP region, preparation of GHG emissions inventories, and involvement in The Climate Registry and the Western Climate Initiative.