CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE

As scientific research has confirmed that the pace of man-made climate change is accelerating, CATF is realigning its priorities to cope with the crisis on a global scale. Our office in Beijing is helping speed the global transition to a low-carbon technology, by facilitating the development of joint business ventures between innovative energy companies and research institutions in Asia and the West. We are also working on deploying a similar business-led strategy for India.

Mitigating short-lived climate forcers such as black carbon and methane also requires a global approach, and we are playing a strong leadership role with federal and international policymakers to ensure that these threats to our global environment receive necessary attention. CATF has catalyzed important independent scientific research in this area, starting with the first-ever convening, in early 2007, of Arctic scientists and experts on shortlived climate forcers.

Finally, we are taking a fundamental, serious look at what will be required of our society and institutions to reach the necessary intensity and funding levels for energy innovation, allowing us to attain the daunting but necessary goal of a zero-carbon global energy system by mid-century.

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