Welcome to the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) Web Site
United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) is a group of businesses and leading environmental organizations that have come together to call on the federal government to quickly enact strong national legislation to require significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. USCAP has issued a landmark set of principles and recommendations to underscore the urgent need for a policy framework on climate change. More >
USCAP Members Include:
- AES
- Alcoa
- Alstom
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- BP America
- Caterpillar
- Chrysler
- ConocoPhillips
- Deere & Company
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Duke Energy
- DuPont
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Exelon Corporation
- Ford Motor Company
- FPL Group
- General Electric
- General Motors Corporation
- Johnson & Johnson
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- NRG Energy
- PepsiCo
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- PG&E Corporation
- PNM Resources
- Rio Tinto
- Shell
- Siemens Corporation
- World Resources Institute
Our Proposal: A Blueprint for Legislative Action
Our consensus report, titled A Blueprint for Legislative Action, is a detailed framework for legislation to address climate change. It is a direct response to federal policymakers who recognize, as we do, that well-crafted legislation can spur innovation in new technologies, help create jobs and provide a foundation for a vibrant, low-carbon economy.
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What's New
June 27, 2009 USCAP Statement on House Passage of The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
May 21, 2009 USCAP Statement on Passage of The American Clean Energy and Security Act
May 21, 2009 USCAP Advertisement Calling on Congress to Enact a Cap-and-Trade Program
May 19, 2009 USCAP Statement on the American Clean Energy and Security Act
April 22, 2009 USCAP Tells Congressional Panel That Clarity on Climate Policy Will Spur Economic Investment
March 31, 2009 USCAP Statement on release of the Waxman-Markey Climate Discussion Draft
March 20, 2009 USCAP Statement on Obama Budget
February 25, 2009 USCAP Response to President Obama’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress.
February 20, 2009 USCAP Response to Rep. Dingell on Comparing Blueprint to Dingell-Boucher Discussion Draft
February 3, 2009 USCAP Statement on Sen. Barbara Boxer's Climate Legislation Principles
February 3, 2009 Letter to Sen. Bob Corker regarding USCAP’s views on its Blueprint for Legislative Action.
January 29, 2009 Interview with E&E TV on Blueprint for Legislative Action with Nikki Roy and Melissa Lavinson
January 15, 2009 Business and Environmental Leaders Release Landmark Blueprint for Climate Protection Legislation
November 18, 2008 Corporate, Environmental Leaders Make Economic Case for Climate Protection Legislation
November 18, 2008 USCAP Member Statements on Need for Climate Protection Legislation
October 7, 2008 USCAP statement on Dingell-Boucher Discussion Draft
July 23, 2008 ClimateWire: U.S. CAP outlines int'l negotiation principles
July 23, 2008 BNA Environment Reporter: Business Partnership Offers Guidelines for International Emissions Reductions
July 23, 2008 USCAP releases International Principles on climate change policy
May 30, 2008 USCAP
letter to all Members
of the U.S. Senate on eve
of floor debate on Lieberman-Warner climate change bill.