Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
Climate action that meets the crisis’ urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage
What We're Working On
What We're Doing
Pursuing environmental justice
Investing in equitable climate solutions that address the country’s legacy of environmental racism while working to ensure that all communities have the right to breathe clean air, live free of dangerous levels of toxic pollution, access healthy food, and share the benefits of a prosperous economy
Creating good, clean jobs at home
Laying the groundwork for an urgent transition to a clean energy economy that works for all, creating millions of well-paying jobs with the opportunity to join a union, and improving the quality of life for all Americans in the process
Protecting nature
Addressing the linked climate and biodiversity crises by conserving 30 percent of all U.S. lands and water by 2030 and promoting natural solutions to the climate crisis that benefit all communities
Restoring U.S. climate leadership on the global stage
By taking strong and equitable domestic action, we restore the ability to bring countries together to reduce emissions and help developing countries transition to carbon-neutral economies and adapt to inevitable impacts
By the numbers
$99B
The cost to U.S. taxpayers from extreme weather events in 2020—and it’s getting worse
CAP, “Extreme Weather Cost U.S. Taxpayers $99 Billion Last Year, and It Is Getting Worse” (2021).
139
The number of elected senators and representatives who still deny climate change
CAP, “Climate Deniers in the 117th Congress” (2021).
2°F
Human activity, largely burning fossil fuels, has warmed the planet this much since 1800s
The New York Times, “A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us.” (2021).
1M
The number of plant and animal species at risk of extinction around the world today
CAP, “How Much Nature Should America Keep?” (2019).
What You Can Do
Take Action: Demand Climate Deniers in Congress Face the Facts
Featured work
5 Major Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Investments
Implementing Biden’s Justice40 Commitment To Combat Environmental Racism
The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized
Featured Experts
Auburn
Bell
Policy Analyst
Anne
Christianson
Director, International Climate Policy
Frances
Colón
Senior Director, International Climate Policy
Margaret
Cooney
Campaign Manager
Michael
Freeman
Policy Analyst
Nicole
Gentile
Senior Director, Public Lands
Sally
Hardin
Senior Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns
Shannon
Baker-Branstetter
Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy
Mark
Haggerty
Senior Fellow, Energy and Environment
Elise
Gout
Senior Policy Analyst
Miriam
Goldstein
Senior Director for Conservation Policy and Senior Fellow
Trevor
Higgins
Acting Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment
Cathleen
Kelly
Senior Fellow
Hannah
Malus
Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns
Drew
McConville
Senior Fellow
Jenny
Rowland-Shea
Director, Public Lands
Sam
Ricketts
Senior Fellow
Angelo
Villagomez
Senior Fellow
Mike
Williams
Senior Fellow
Cody
Hankerson
Associate Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns
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COP27: Embracing Nature as the Foundation for Global Security
Please join CAP and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for a panel discussion with esteemed experts at 9:30 a.m. EGY in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Lula’s Presidential Victory Is an Opportunity To Renew U.S.-Brazil Climate Cooperation
Following the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Brazil’s presidency—and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marking the largest climate investment in U.S. history—a moment of truth for climate emerges for the most populous countries in the Americas right as leaders gather for COP27 in Egypt.
Elections Must Be Secure and Accessible for All in the Wake of Natural Disasters and Events
Hurricane Ian was just the latest in a series of natural disasters and events that have disrupted elections; it’s past time we make elections climate resistant.
Stronger Standards on Soot Pollution Are Critical for Public Health and Environmental Justice
The Biden administration must institute stronger soot pollution standards to reverse inaction by Trump, strengthen public health, and protect environmental justice communities.
Access to Federal Climate Data Can Empower Communities in Adaptation and Resilience Efforts
The federal government must give local stakeholders and communities improved access to federal climate data to bolster climate resilience and adaptation efforts.
The Pathway to Industrial Decarbonization
To effectively tackle the climate crisis and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the United States must provide a pathway to accelerating the decarbonization of heavy industry while supporting high-quality, union jobs and a clean and equitable environment.
Opinion: In a Warming Climate, San Diego Must Change How its Homes Are Cooled
Elise Gout urges San Diegans to switch to electric heat pumps—a relatively new technology that operates efficiently and at lower costs to consumers.
More work needed on MPAs
Steven Johnson and Angelo Villagomez discuss their recent study which assesses the quantity and quality of marine protected areas in the Mariana Islands.
The US and EU must support climate loss and damage action
Anne Christianson and Dennis Tänzler urge the United States and European Union to support climate loss and damage action at next month’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference.
‘Under the Pala Pala’: Episode 2
In this episode, Michael Khus from the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and Sol Kaho’ohalahala, chair of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, discuss Indigenous healing through the ocean.
The CFTC Should Raise Standards and Mitigate Fraud in the Carbon Offsets Market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission can help bring much-needed regulatory oversight to the growing, and unproven, carbon offsets market.
How FEMA Can Build Rural Resilience Through Disaster Preparedness
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is vital to the nation’s climate resilience, but pre-disaster resilience funds are not reaching the rural communities most vulnerable to climate risk and least able to prepare.