CATF Timeline
25 Years of Impact
Over the past 25 years, CATF has carved out a unique role in the environmental and climate movement as a science-driven, solutions-focused, and strategic organization that gets results.
1996 Clean Air Task Force is founded
1996 Launched U.S. Power Plant Pollution Campaign
2000 Launched Campaign Against Super Pollutants
2000 Unveiled the Toll from Coal
2002 Broadened Our Strategy
2003 Launched National Diesel Clean-up Campaign
2004 Led the U.S. Push for Carbon Capture
2006 Set the Record Straight on Bioenergy
2007 Advocated for Nuclear Energy Innovation
2011 Helped form the Carbon Capture Coalition
2014 Championed the Clean Power Plan
2018 Launched Interactive Maps Tracking Carbon Capture Announcements
2018 Expanded North American Work, Providing Expert Support in Canada and Mexico
2018 Supported Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
2018 Rated Top Climate Charity by Founders Pledge
2018 Launched Work on Zero-Carbon Fuels
2018 Brought Firepower to Campaign for State Clean Energy Standards and Utility Zero-Carbon Pledges
2019 Launched Legal Challenge to Resurrect the Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste Rule
2019 Rallied Support for 45Q, Spurring U.S. Carbon Capture Commercialization
2019 Filed Public Comments Opposing Reversal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
2019 Launched the Country Methane Abatement Tool (CoMAT)
2019 Led Campaign to Increase Carbon Effectiveness of Large Energy Buyers’ Purchasing Strategy
2020 Helped Secure $125 billion in Federal Funding for Climate Technology
2021 Grew Substantially, Expanding into Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
2021 Launched Carbon-Free Technology Initiative
2021 Revealed Methane Emissions at Oil and Gas Sites Across Europe
2021 Co-Published Landmark Study on Need for Clean Firm Power
