Our Work in the U.S.

Federal Policy

Clean Air Task Force’s U.S. federal policy efforts, based in Washington, D.C., focus on securing the policy and technology solutions necessary to promote clean air, support communities, and address human-caused climate change. We continue CATF’s over 25-year tradition of following the science where it leads and developing flexible strategies to make progress in the unique and evolving U.S. political environment.

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State Policy

Enacting clean energy policies at the state level is an essential catalyst to more comprehensive action. State policies often produce more immediate results, and can foreshadow, facilitate, and, potentially, elevate later, all-inclusive federal programs. CATF has a growing state policy program, focused on advancing critical state policies like clean energy standards, zero-carbon fuel standards, and codifying net-zero emissions pledges into concrete plans for action.

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Implementation

Clean Air Task Force works to make sure federal, state, and local decision-makers are accountable for competent, efficient, and effective implementation of climate and clean energy policy, ensuring everyone in the U.S. benefits from historic climate investments. The actions we take over the next several years to implement laws like the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be critical to achieving the United States’ economic, environmental, and public health goals. 

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Technology Innovation

Clean Air Task Force works to enable the development, deployment, and commercialization of critical carbon-free technologies, including carbon capture, advanced nuclear energy, zero-carbon fuels, and superhot rock geothermal. We advocate for policies that push these technologies into the marketplace, collaborate with the private sector to encourage innovation, and conduct high-level research that reveals key challenges and showcases groundbreaking solutions.

Modeling & Analysis

CATF’s U.S. work is rooted in thorough research and analysis. With models and other analytic techniques, we draw on the power of logical inquiry, scenario development, and quantitative stress testing to examine challenges and reach informed conclusions that guide our objectives. Our modelling and analysis are primarily focused on fully decarbonizing the global economy by midcentury.

Legal Advocacy

Since its founding, CATF has relied on a tenacious team of nationally recognized legal experts who apply the principles of U.S. law to the fight for climate action, clean air protections, and the development of critical carbon-free technologies. Our legal team litigates clean power cases in U.S. courts, develops statutory language, issues comments on proposed regulations, and provides strategic, tactical, legal, and regulatory advice across the organization.

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