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.
What We Do
Electricity Infrastructure
With the right policies, we can modernize our grid, deploy more clean energy to meet rising demand, and pull forward the next generation of energy technologies.
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Border Adjustments
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.
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Critical Minerals
Diverse and reliable supply chains are a vital component of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. must match investments in mining and processing with fostering innovation to reduce supply chain vulnerabilities.
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Investment and Exports
International investment and export strategies play a direct role in strengthening the U.S.’s economic standing and can contribute to lowering global emissions. When American firms make and export goods, they can displace dirtier production.
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Statement on Senator Lindsey Graham's climate legacy
July 13, 2026
EXCERPT FROM: Part of Lindsey Graham’s legacy: Climate negotiator By Timothy Cama, POLITICO July 13, 2026 Graham’s work on climate,…
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Press Release
Council Launches Electricity Infrastructure Program
July 14, 2026
Program to promote efficiency, innovation, investment, and supply chain security for a cleaner, more reliable electricity system WASHINGTON, D.C. — The…
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Council CEO Joins USTR Advisory Committee
May 29, 2026
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has appointed new members to its Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, aka…
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Blog
The Optimist's Case on AI and Climate
June 16, 2026
AI is already the most transformative technology of our lifetime. With that comes a healthy dose of unknowns and difficult…
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Last week, USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer confirmed the administration will not support a long-term renewal of the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA).…
July 6, 2026
Guest Blog: This piece was contributed by Dr. Jane Flegal, who is a Senior Fellow at the Searchlight Institute and…
July 2, 2026
The DOMINANCE Act, which passed the House this month, would deploy a suite of diplomatic, financing, and other tools to…
June 30, 2026
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is an increasingly significant tool in the U.S. government’s foreign and industrial…
June 17, 2026
AI is already the most transformative technology of our lifetime. With that comes a healthy dose of unknowns and difficult…
June 16, 2026
The U.S. is fully import-reliant on at least 14 critical minerals, with China controlling roughly 60 percent of global production…
May 28, 2026
In recent years, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has introduced new programs to better support American businesses…
May 26, 2026
The Climate Leadership Council submitted comments on the draft regulations for the UK’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), welcoming it…
May 19, 2026
The Council submitted comments to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on trade policy recommendations to modernize the African Growth…
May 18, 2026
In less than eight months, the United Kingdom’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) goes into effect. A key design choice…
May 11, 2026
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is up for reauthorization at the end of this year, and the…
May 11, 2026
The United States is running short on the equipment that keeps its lights on. The components supporting our grid are…
April 17, 2026
The U.S. is a leader in the global energy trade, particularly for traditional energy exports like oil and gas. However, shifting…
April 17, 2026
Yesterday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on reforming the U.S. commercial diplomacy system. At this hearing,…
April 16, 2026
In January 2026, the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)—the world’s first carbon intensity fee on imports—went into effect. This…
April 16, 2026
Today, the Council submitted public comments to USTR regarding Section 301 investigations into manufacturing overcapacity driven by weak environmental standards.…
April 15, 2026
Supply chain security is at an inflection point. Critical minerals—essential to the energy transition, advanced technologies, and defense equipment—face major…
March 27, 2026
Can advanced energy policy strengthen the entire U.S. industrial sector? Based on new modeling from Cambridge Econometrics, we found that…
March 25, 2026
The Council submitted these public comments to the administration to inform the design of a plurilateral Agreement on Trade in…
March 20, 2026
Ahead of today’s hearing on the oversight of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), the Council submitted this statement…
March 18, 2026
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