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
- Honeywell
- 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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- Summary Overview: A Blueprint for Legislation Action
- Full Report: A Blueprint for Legislative Action
- Press Release
- Blueprint Issue Briefs
What's New
USCAP CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
November 5, 2009 Charleston Post and Courier Editorial: Graham's 'good business' allies
November 4, 2009 USCAP Welcomes Stabenow Engagement in Climate Bill Process
October 28-29, 2009 USCAP Members' Testimony Before Senate ENR and EPW Committees
October 28, 2009 USCAP's Recommendations on Adapting to the Challenge
October 27, 2009 Honeywell Senior VP of Government Affairs Appears on E&E TV
October 27, 2009 USCAP Expands Membership with Addition of Honeywell
October 23, 2009 USCAP Puts Low-Carbon Growth Economy on Display at Clean Technology Showcase
October 20, 2009 Politico article: Chamber Struggles to Stay Cool
October 19, 2009 Wall Street Journal Interview with Exelon CEO John Rowe
October 10, 2009 CNN Op-Ed Co-Authored by Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers and WRI President Jonathan Lash
October 5, 2009 USCAP Letter to Sens. Reid and McConnell
September 30, 2009 USCAP Statement on Introduction of Senate Climate Bill
September 30, 2009 New York Times Editorial: Way Behind the Curve
September 29, 2009 The Wall Street Journal: Utility Quits U.S. Chamber Over Rift on Climate Bill
September 28, 2009 The New York Times: Climate Bill Splits Exelon and U.S. Chamber
September 27, 2009 Raleigh News & Observer Op-Ed Co-Authored by Environmental Defense Fund CEO Fred Krupp:An Urgent Need to Curb Emissions
September 25, 2009 The New York Times: Another Utility Leaves U.S. Chamber Over Climate Policy
September 22, 2009 Washington Post article: Utility Leaving U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Climate Change
September 15, 2009 Pew Center's Eileen Claussen Testifies Before Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
September 13, 2009 Duke Energy Indiana President Jim Stanley on Inside Indiana Business
September 10, 2009 USCAP Says Now is the Time for Climate Legislation
September 10, 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed Co-Authored by Exelon's PECO CEO Denis O'Brien: Opportunity in Global Warming
September 4, 2009 Clean Skies TV Interview with Alstom VP of Power Technologies for Government Affairs
August 25, 2009 Washington Post Op-Ed by NRG Energy CEO David Crane: An Energy Plan We Can Start Now
August 22, 2009 Albuquerque Journal Op-Ed by PNM Resources CEO Jeff Sterba: Federal Carbon Regulation is Not a Matter of If, But How
August 12, 2009 Statement on Costs of Climate Legislation
August 3, 2009 Washington Post Op-Ed Co-Authored By GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt: Falling Behind On Green Tech
July 21, 2009 Alstom's Gauthier Discusses Successful Wisconsin Project
July 7, 2009 USCAP Adds Key Leaders in Power and Transport Sectors
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