The William J. Clinton Foundation launched the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to create and advance solutions to the core issues driving climate change. CCI takes a holistic approach, addressing the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions and the people, policies, and practices that impact them. Working with governments and businesses around the world, CCI focuses on three strategic program areas: reducing emissions in cities, catalyzing the large-scale supply of clean energy, and working to stop deforestation.
Cities
With a majority of the earth’s population now living in urban areas, cities contribute more than two-thirds of the world’s energy and account for more than 70 percent of global CO2 emissions. Through targeted projects, including building retrofits, outdoor lighting, and waste management, CCI’s Cities Program helps municipal governments, at their invitation, improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Learn More.
Clean Energy
Fossil fuels are the source of most of our energy today and account for about 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Electricity and heat are the major contributors, generating about 25 percent of the world total. At the invitation of partner governments, CCI’s Clean Energy Program assists in the development of projects using technologies that will deliver clean energy on a significant scale by 2020 and have long-term commercial potential. Learn More.
Forests
Deforestation is a major contributor to climate change and represents about 17 percent of global carbon emissions. CCI’s Forestry Program works at the invitation of partner governments on the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of forest carbon and the development of a portfolio of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+). Learn More.
NEWSLETTER: Spring 2011
NEWSLETTER: Winter 2011
