Clean Air Task Force 2025 Impact Report We are pleased to share CATF's 2025 Annual Impact Report, showcasing our effectiveness in advancing climate progress around the world.

In a year defined by political uncertainty, economic pressure, and intensifying geopolitical complexity, 2025 underscored a reality CATF has long embraced: climate progress depends not just on ambition, but on the ability to deliver results in the real world.
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We are pleased to share CATF’s 2025 Annual Impact Report, showcasing our effectiveness in advancing climate progress around the world.

Defend the EU Methane Regulation Here's how the EU Methane Regulation boosts European competitiveness, energy security, and cuts pollution.

#Methane emissions transparency reduces waste, improves market resilience, and supports EU energy security.

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Joint Letter: Methane Transparency as a Pillar of EU Energy Security Clean Air Task Force joined 26 NGOs from across Europe urging EU leaders to stay the course on the EU Methane Regulation.

In a moment of geopolitical volatility, regulatory certainty matters.

That's why CATF joined 26 NGOs in a joint letter urging EU leaders to stay the course on implementing a strong EU Methane Regulation.
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Our scientists, engineers, and policy experts are working around the world to tackle the biggest challenges in the global energy system.

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For 30 years, we’ve been finding effective, science-driven ways to reduce the world’s most harmful air and climate pollution.

This #EarthDay, help us as we move these solutions from ideas to real policies and programs around the world: give.catf.us/campaign/782...

States lead, impact follows: Why investing in state-level climate action will secure America’s climate future Often underappreciated is the essential role states play in consistently advancing innovative and proven clean energy and climate policies.

States are the backbone of U.S. climate progress.

Regardless of federal political winds, states play an essential role in advancing innovative and proven clean energy and climate policies, technologies, and programs.

Here's how 👇
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Taking stock: Bipartisan support for clean firm energy endures in an era of federal policy uncertainty The first year of the second Trump administration was marked by substantial efforts to unwind federal clean energy and climate policy.

But focusing only on 2025’s disruptions distorts a more complex story.

A broader look at federal action since 2020 reveals the resilience of some parts of bipartisan clean energy policy 👇
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Taking Stock of Energy and Climate Policy Since 2020 Clean Air Task Force has initiated a wide-ranging effort to take stock of the last five years in federal climate and clean energy policy.

In just a over a year, billions of dollars in clean energy investments have been canceled, regulations have been rolled back, and clean energy industries and projects have been explicitly targeted through legislative and administrative actions.
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The IDB should be judged by delivery, not ambition.

With the cost of decarbonising steel, cement, chemicals & refining estimated at ~€500 bn over the next 15 years, the European Commission need to design the IDB around investment-ready projects while better coordinating funding.

The IDB could move projects forward by:

💶 Using CCfDs to deliver investable, long-term support
🔓 Prioritising projects that unlock wider decarbonisation
⏩ Aligning industrial projects with shared infrastructure
🔗 Strengthening early demand signals

EU & national funding is substantial but remains fragmented. The IDB could provide a more coordinated source of funding, tackling 3 key constraints:

⏰ Timely delivery of shared infrastructure
✅ Project readiness with credible cost estimates
📊 Early demand for low-carbon products

Industrial decarbonisation projects remain stuck because of:

💶 Big upfront investments
📈 Higher operational costs
🚨 Carbon prices that are not high enough to justify the remaining extra cost of low-carbon production
🔀 Uncertainty around critical shared infrastructure

This announcement comes at a critical moment with a sector under pressure from high energy prices and global competition.

🚨 By June 2025, only 45 of 208 EU Innovation Fund projects had reached financial close — and just 16 had entered into operation.

Making €100 billion count: Turning Europe’s industrial decarbonisation ambitions into steel in the ground Promising up to €100 billion, the EU’s proposed Industrial Decarbonisation Bank (IDB) is a new funding programme to support the decarbonisation of European industry.

The EU's planned Industrial Decarbonisation Bank (IDB) promises up to €100 bn to support the decarbonisation of European industry.

How can Europe turn its decarbonisation ambitions into steel in the ground?

Find out👇

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Understanding U.S. hydrogen demand through a Gulf Coast lens The Gulf Coast is not just the leading industrial and hydrogen anchor in the U.S. today; it is a key geography for scaling clean hydrogen in the U.S.

The Gulf's existing industrial base and infrastructure makes it a cornerstone of #hydrogen production and use in the U.S.

As global clean hydrogen demand may grow significantly over the coming decades, Gulf states can strengthen their competitive edge👇 www.catf.us/2026/04/unde...

Tracking Article 23: Transparency and Accountability in the EU's Carbon Storage Obligation Article 23 Watch, a joint initiative of Clean Air Task Force, Carbon Balance Initiative, and Bellona Europa, is working to track progress by the obligated producers and identify the steps needed to en...

Join us for a webinar on 22 April 2026, 12:00–13:00 CET covering the latest findings of our annual report on how EU oil and gas producers are meeting their CO2 storage obligations, followed by a discussion from expert panellists.

Register today 👇

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(no title) We monitor progress, analyse developments, and support informed engagement on the implementation of Article 23.

Article 23 Watch – a joint initiative of Clean Air Task Force, Carbon Balance Initiative, and Bellona Europa – is working to track progress by the obligated producers and identify the steps needed to ensure the target is reached.

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Under Article 23 of the Net Zero Industry Act, 44 EU oil and gas producers are obligated to deliver 50 million tonnes of annual CO₂ injection capacity by 2030.

Member states must have penalty regimes in place by June 2026. Are they on track?

That’s why CATF joined 60+ organisations in an open letter to the @ec.europa.eu , urging strong policy support to invest, innovate, and build next-generation #geothermal projects in the bloc. www.egec.org/europe-risks...

The @ec.europa.eu forthcoming Goethermal Action Plan has a chance to be a real investment catalyst for next-generation #geothermal – providing Europe with 24/7, homegrown energy for industry and heating. www.catf.us/learn/superh...

To learn more, check out CATF’s recent report on communication and community engagement best practices for next-generation geothermal development, based on focus groups, research initiatives, surveys, and interviews.

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#Geothermal can become a model for how to scale clean energy successfully – if developers & policymakers act with foresight & center public support.

CATF's Ann Garth & @scientistsorg.bsky.social's Addy Smith provide recommendations in @latitudemedia.bsky.social
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NEW | CEE Pulse Edition 002: Why Technology Optionality Matters for CEE

In this edition, we are zooming in on what a diversified clean energy solutions portfolio means for CEE, from geothermal and nuclear, to key resources and recommendations.

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Greenhouse Gas Protocol changes can bring trust back to climate accounting Common claims of 100% reliance on wind and solar are clearly at odds with the physical reality of companies’ electricity supply, writes Wilson Ricks at the Clean Air Task Force.

"Common claims of 100% reliance on intermittent wind & solar power are clearly at odds with the physical reality of any company’s electricity supply."

CATF's Wilson Ricks explores how a strengthened Greenhouse Gas Protocol can restore trust in climate accounting. www.utilitydive.com/news/greenho...

"Creating a globally competitive export platform would do for the EU nuclear energy industry what Airbus did for aviation."

CATF's Malwina Qvist spoke with DW News on how small modular reactors could meet Europe's demand for clean firm power and keep it competitive.

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U.S. Clean Energy Investments and Federal Policy Impacts Tracking where clean energy investments are going and for what projects is critical to understanding how federal policies are benefiting communities and strengthening America’s energy system – and wha...

Tracking where clean energy investments are going and for what projects is critical to understanding how federal policies are benefiting communities and strengthening America’s energy system – and what is at stake should they be disrupted.

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We found:

💲 Investment in renewables remains steady
💲 A growing emphasis on battery storage co-located with data centers
💲 Recent policies supporting nuclear energy are likely to translate to increased private investment

U.S. clean energy investments: 2025 Quarter 4 analysis Each quarter, CATF highlights changes to federal policies and new executive actions and analyzes how these changes have affected investments across U.S. states and districts.

With uncertainty impacting U.S. clean energy investment activity in Q4 of 2025, our latest analysis details investment trends in clean electric power, industrial decarbonization, and clean manufacturing.

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With investment in next-generation #geothermal growing in the U.S., CATF's Angela Seligman highlights the importance of standards – both for streamlining permitting and instituting safeguards as projects accelerate.

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