Clean Air Task Force

Catalyzing resilient solutions for a cleaner future.

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The world is changing rapidly – and climate and energy policy must keep pace.

At #ClimateWeekNYC, CATF will advance breakthrough climate innovation, grounded in pragmatism.

Learn more about our presence: https://t.co/hO3eLglkgw

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Last week, CATF joined +150 members of academia, civil society, & other environmental professionals in signing an open letter to the UK Energy & Net Zero Secretary of State, urging for carbon storage obligations on licenses for oil and gas development.

https://t.co/nS7MVuMa8G

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

If fossil fuel producers continue to extract and sell fossil fuels, they should also be responsible for dealing with the carbon produced.

The UK has an opportunity to enact a carbon storage obligation on oil and gas licensees – unlocking private capital needed for CCS.

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

🏭 Double the cement target to 10% — with a strict "low-carbon" definition, or it's meaningless

⏭️ Ramp up the low-carbon mandates to 2040 — and widen scope to construction plastics, private construction, auto fleets and fertilisers.

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

Today’s @Europarl_EN hearing on the Industrial Accelerator Act is a chance to turn demand for low-carbon steel, cement, and other materials into a real market signal.

CATF & @Bellona_EU recommend stronger targets, clear definitions, and fewer loopholes. https://t.co/k9LSzQLT2C

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

📈 Raise the steel target to 50% — achievable and backed by industry

🔒Close loopholes — the IAA lets buyers skip clean materials with “disproportionate costs” of decarbonised materials, while clean materials add just 2–5% to total project costs and cut emissions by 63–74%.

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

Our new explainer breaks down what happened in France, Romania, and Hungary, why cooling systems matter, and how existing and new nuclear plants can adapt to both heat and water stress.

https://t.co/hFP1HmHQQJ

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

A summer of extreme heat in Europe has tested energy infrastructure – including nuclear power plants.

But what do recent reactor shutdowns and output reductions actually tell us about nuclear energy in a warming climate?

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Explore our updated Toll from Coal modeling tool and discover the health and economic impacts from coal-fired power plants 👇

https://t.co/cIcPU1aKKJ

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

New CATF analysis details the toll from coal 🏭

Each year, coal power plant air pollution has been linked to:

🚨 6,600 premature deaths
🚨 2,000 non-fatal heart attacks
🚨 15,000 new asthma diagnoses
🚨 $100 billion in damages

https://t.co/cIcPU1aKKJ

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

However, DOE has begun to issue unlawful orders forcing aging coal plants to continue operating beyond their planned retirement date.

If retired on schedule through 2028, the U.S. could save ~$28 billion in health-related costs and prevent nearly 2,000 deaths.

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

#California has a first-in-the-nation cement decarbonization target. Here's how it meets it 👇

Two CATF reports map out the technology & policy pathways CA can use to dramatically cut cement emissions – and offer a blueprint other regions can replicate: https://t.co/oeAjh4k9AA

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

Get an in-depth look at the Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform 🔍

This new tool maps next-generation #geothermal global research capacity to drive collaboration and speed up development.

Join CATF + @thinkgeoenergy for our upcoming webinar: https://t.co/TPsbc6zYA6

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Geothermal power has huge power across the western U.S. Here's how state policies can help get it out of the ground.
https://t.co/1xQsXMUqQj

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An independent MIT study found continued operations could reduce electricity system costs by an estimated $7B - $20B – giving California more flexibility as it advances its clean energy goals.

Read more from CATF's Ashley Arax in @Capitol_Weekly https://t.co/jmEs5pIYwb

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California lawmakers are weighing whether to extend Diablo Canyon, the state’s only operating nuclear energy plant and its largest single source of carbon-free electricity.

Keeping it online through 2045 would be a win for energy affordability and reliability.

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

Get an early look at the Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform in our upcoming webinar with @thinkgeoenergy 👇

https://t.co/TPsbc6zYA6

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

🔍 Introducing the Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform!

This new tool maps next-generation #geothermal global research capacity to drive collaboration and speed up development.

https://t.co/DHpWgfhSGX

[Clean Air Task Force @cleanaircatf]

The Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform is built to help researchers find partners, help industry find testing infrastructure, and help policymakers target funding – all with the goal of accelerating next-generation geothermal deployment.

https://t.co/FMrSVUzyal