CCS led a session of the Virginia Resiliency Academy, hosted by Resilient Virginia, to build capacity of resilience practitioners in Virginia.

CCS has begun work on Maryland’s Cost of Climate Change Study, a first-of-its-kind fiscal analysis of the impacts of climate change on the state.

CCS prepared analysis for MD state testimony on strategic energy investments to address electricity price increases.

CCS launched a new Continuing and Professional Education course, “Resilience, Public Engagement, and Community Problem Solving,” completed in December, 2025.

In mid-November, GMU released its first state climate assessment, which CCS supported as a lead chapter author.

There’s still time to register for CCS and George Mason University’s virtual short course: Resilience, Public Engagement, and Community Problem Solving.

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.