CCS and George Mason University are launching a virtual short course: Resilience, Public Engagement, and Community Problem Solving.

CCS and the Climate Group convened a closed-door strategic roundtable moderated by Governor Bill Ritter and CCS President Tom Peterson.

CCS and the Green Recovery Alliance are hosting a discussion on strategies subnational leaders can use to navigate a new era of policy and markets.

CCS presented a case study conducted in Lao PDR at the 12th UNFCCC Katowice Committee of Experts on Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures.

CCS recently introduced the UNDP's LAC country partners to a new decision-support tool for evaluating costs and benefits of nature-based solutions. 

CCS is advancing climate resilience through partnerships which translate research into strategic planning, capacity building and community engagement.

CCS published a white paper for the Maryland legislature to inform policymakers on the energy outlook in Maryland, related to SB 937 and HB 1035.

CCS served as an expert for the UNFCCC’s First Global Dialogue on NDC implementation approaches to maximize co-benefits and minimize negative impacts.

Tom Peterson moderated a NY Climate Week panel on Climate Change Finance Accessibility with Secretary Serena McIlwain of the Maryland Department of the Environment and Deputy Undersecretary Leslie Biddle of the Commercialization program at the US Department of Energy.

CCS published the results of a major climate change policy initiative conducted with the Government of Lao PDR.

CCS unveiled its latest report assessing Maryland's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends and the potential for actions in all sectors to reach ambitious climate and clean energy goals, deliver energy and financial savings, and mobilize investment at scale.

CCS has provided technical assistance to the UN Development Programme to revise and simplify its cost and benefit assessment tool for Nature Based Solutions.

The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) announced a major new partnership with George Mason University (Mason) to leverage climate change expertise and university resources through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support the creation of climate-resilient communities across Virginia.

The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) joined the China-based Global Environmental Institute (GEI), the Shanxi Co-share Innovation Institute of Energy and Environment, and the Guangzhou Institute for Energy Conversion of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a joint side event on Addressing Technical and Financial Gaps in Developing Countries through North-South-South Cooperation COP 28 in Dubai.

In collaboration with local partners, the Rwanda Energy Group (REG), and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MININFRA), the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) recently completed a comprehensive modeling assessment and related tool installation and training for least cost, net zero, long-term strategies for energy capacity expansion and climate change objectives under the USAID Power Africa East Africa Energy Program (EAEP).

As part of the Green Recovery Alliance, the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) and the Climate Group (CG) hosted a webinar for states, tribes, localities, and interested stakeholders to review opportunities and needs regarding applications for the upcoming US EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

In cooperation with the US State Department, CCS engaged in a dialog session with a delegation of 14 African countries on approaches for national decarbonization planning, analysis, and implementation. The meeting was hosted by the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to enable country representatives to learn and discuss ways for their countries to move towards fully integrated net zero pathways.

CCS is proud to be working with leading US States, regions, and local governments to access federal programs within the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and $369 billion within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under the Green Recovery Alliance in partnership with the Climate Group (CG) as Secretariat of the Under2 Coalition, and with support from the New York Community Trust, CCS is identifying federal funding sources and incentives for climate policies and measures in the energy, buildings, and transportation sectors.

In partnership with the World Bank, CCS is pleased to launch a technical assistance program for the Government of Lao PDR for development of its Long-term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) and implementation roadmap. In the next ten months, CCS and local partners, Earth Systems and Care Laos, will provide coordinated stakeholder engagement and policy planning, design, analysis, and implementation steps to support the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Department of Climate Change (DCC-MONRE), and a range of other ministries.

During the August Annual Meeting of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) at Ocean City Maryland, the Center for Climate Strategies and MACO’s Diversity and Women’s Caucus held a special session on the use of federal funds for climate stabilization, economic advancement, and Environmental Justice (including Justice 40 requirements).