The Climate Leadership Council promotes the most effective, fair and lasting climate solutions.
We work with businesses, environmental leaders, labor interests, economists, and policymakers to develop and advance market-driven solutions that reduce global emissions.
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What We Do
Carbon Advantage
America makes goods with fewer emissions than most countries in the world. We call this a carbon advantage. By leveraging our carbon advantage we can boost the U.S. economy and lower global emissions.
Trade
A quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions are embedded in goods that are traded internationally. We need a global trade system that rewards cleaner production and encourages the exports of low-carbon technologies and fuels.
Measuring Emissions
Consumers, firms, and governments are demanding a clearer picture of the carbon emitted along the entire goods manufacturing supply chain. We need streamlined emissions measurement and reporting approaches to improve market certainty and support global decarbonization.
Carbon Dividends
The Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan is the most effective, efficient, and fair U.S. climate proposal. It would invest all Americans in a clean energy future, give U.S. businesses policy certainty, and hold other countries accountable.
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U.S. climate policy faces three significant challenges: Our proposal: A new strategy for lowering global emissions that harnesses core national…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
Climate progress has too often been viewed as independent of or in conflict with other national priorities. This has failed…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke, Greg Bertelsen, & Matthew C. Porterfield
Policymakers are beginning to see tariffs as a strategic tool to gain geopolitical leverage, mitigate national security concerns, diversify supply…
July 17, 2024
By Holly Rooper
Beginning in January 2026, certain exports to the European Union—including steel and aluminum—will face charges under the EU’s Carbon Border…
April 30, 2025
By Matthew C. Porterfield and Daniel Hoenig
Policymakers are increasingly interested in understanding the complex, nuanced supply chains for critical minerals and in improving supply chain security.…
April 30, 2025
By Holly Rooper
Springtime has many traditions. Groundhogs look for their shadows, rabbits inexplicably hide eggs from children, an attempt is made to…
April 15, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Policymakers across the government are working to re-think and improve the U.S.’s foreign assistance and investment toolkit, including the Development…
April 15, 2025
By Catrina Rorke
In the complex landscape of international trade and climate policy, the question of carbon efficiency—how much carbon dioxide is emitted…
April 14, 2025
By Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
The United States holds a significant carbon efficiency advantage, meaning American firms generally produce similar goods with fewer emissions than…
March 18, 2025
By Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released a report assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities of steel…
March 5, 2025
By Daniel Hoenig
Policymakers in Washington are considering charging a foreign pollution fee or pollution tariff on imports determined by the pollution caused…
March 4, 2025
By Scott Nystrom and Catrina Rorke
In this letter to President Trump, Senior Vice President of Policy and Research Catrina Rorke outlines recommendations that are designed…
February 27, 2025
By Catrina Rorke
Supply chain security has emerged as a defining priority among federal policymakers, with a particular focus on critical minerals. President…
February 21, 2025
By Dan Giamo and Holly Rooper
The U.S. is the second-largest global manufacturer after China. However, the energy inputs these two countries use to fuel industry…
February 4, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Carbon import fees are gaining traction around the world. This novel policy tool would impose a charge on imported goods…
January 15, 2025
By Daniel Hoenig
The Climate Leadership Council is obsessed with data. Here is one trend we’ve been thinking about lately: Democrats and Republicans,…
January 9, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Diverse and reliable critical mineral supply chains are a vital component of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Minerals…
November 12, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
In this blog, we’ll unpack one of the core challenges mentioned in our latest paper, Prioritizing American Interests: As U.S. emissions…
October 28, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
The clean energy transition requires an abundance of basic commodities like steel, aluminum, and cement as well as innovative, low-carbon…
October 18, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
The 2024 presidential cycle has finally given us a vision for an effective climate strategy that elevates American workers. You…
October 15, 2024
By Greg Bertelsen
U.S. climate policy faces three significant challenges: Our proposal: A new strategy for lowering global emissions that harnesses core national…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
Climate progress has too often been viewed as independent of or in conflict with other national priorities. This has failed…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke, Greg Bertelsen, & Matthew C. Porterfield
Policymakers are beginning to see tariffs as a strategic tool to gain geopolitical leverage, mitigate national security concerns, diversify supply…
July 17, 2024
By Holly Rooper
Beginning in January 2026, certain exports to the European Union—including steel and aluminum—will face charges under the EU’s Carbon Border…
April 30, 2025
By Matthew C. Porterfield and Daniel Hoenig
Policymakers are increasingly interested in understanding the complex, nuanced supply chains for critical minerals and in improving supply chain security.…
April 30, 2025
By Holly Rooper
Springtime has many traditions. Groundhogs look for their shadows, rabbits inexplicably hide eggs from children, an attempt is made to…
April 15, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Policymakers across the government are working to re-think and improve the U.S.’s foreign assistance and investment toolkit, including the Development…
April 15, 2025
By Catrina Rorke
In the complex landscape of international trade and climate policy, the question of carbon efficiency—how much carbon dioxide is emitted…
April 14, 2025
By Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
The United States holds a significant carbon efficiency advantage, meaning American firms generally produce similar goods with fewer emissions than…
March 18, 2025
By Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released a report assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities of steel…
March 5, 2025
By Daniel Hoenig
Policymakers in Washington are considering charging a foreign pollution fee or pollution tariff on imports determined by the pollution caused…
March 4, 2025
By Scott Nystrom and Catrina Rorke
In this letter to President Trump, Senior Vice President of Policy and Research Catrina Rorke outlines recommendations that are designed…
February 27, 2025
By Catrina Rorke
Supply chain security has emerged as a defining priority among federal policymakers, with a particular focus on critical minerals. President…
February 21, 2025
By Dan Giamo and Holly Rooper
The U.S. is the second-largest global manufacturer after China. However, the energy inputs these two countries use to fuel industry…
February 4, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Carbon import fees are gaining traction around the world. This novel policy tool would impose a charge on imported goods…
January 15, 2025
By Daniel Hoenig
The Climate Leadership Council is obsessed with data. Here is one trend we’ve been thinking about lately: Democrats and Republicans,…
January 9, 2025
By Scott Nystrom
Diverse and reliable critical mineral supply chains are a vital component of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Minerals…
November 12, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
In this blog, we’ll unpack one of the core challenges mentioned in our latest paper, Prioritizing American Interests: As U.S. emissions…
October 28, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
The clean energy transition requires an abundance of basic commodities like steel, aluminum, and cement as well as innovative, low-carbon…
October 18, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
The 2024 presidential cycle has finally given us a vision for an effective climate strategy that elevates American workers. You…
October 15, 2024
By Greg Bertelsen
U.S. climate policy faces three significant challenges: Our proposal: A new strategy for lowering global emissions that harnesses core national…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke
Climate progress has too often been viewed as independent of or in conflict with other national priorities. This has failed…
September 24, 2024
By Catrina Rorke, Greg Bertelsen, & Matthew C. Porterfield
Policymakers are beginning to see tariffs as a strategic tool to gain geopolitical leverage, mitigate national security concerns, diversify supply…
July 17, 2024
By Holly Rooper
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