North American Climate Change Programme (2008)

• Clean Air Task Force (CATF)

  To reduce diesel pollution by 70 per cent by 2020 in three New England states through the adoption of legislative policies. CATF will build a campaign coalition to raise awareness of the public, legislators and the media. Specifically, it will: target reductions from state-owned and contracted diesel vehicles and all waste haulers in Massachusetts; target reductions from non-road/construction diesel engines and ensure proper implementation of the USD 10 million budget allocation for diesel school buses in Connecticut; and target reductions from waste haulers and state vehicles and ensure implementation of prior legislation to retro-fit school buses in Rhode Island.

• Clean Air-Cool Planet (CACP)

  To achieve a comprehensive programme of domestic climate policies in the US that deliver needed emissions reductions, and to renew US leadership internationally. CACP will help engender strong climate leadership by the US president and the signing into law of an effective cap-and-trade bill. It will also design a comprehensive climate change initiative that can be adopted by the US administration and will strengthen the architecture of a national greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy that is ambitious, environmentally smart, economically efficient, and has a public purpose allowance allocation. (Over two years)

• Climate Action Network Canada – Reséau action climat Canada

  To support the growing network of organisations working to educate and inform Canadians about the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adopting a regulatory framework that targets emission reductions, and honouring Canada’s commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. (Over three years)

• Earthjustice

  To use legal advocacy and litigation to enforce federal law and protect key habitat in Alaska’s Arctic waters. Earthjustice seeks to obtain a moratorium on ill-considered and illegal oil and gas leasing and development until comprehensive scientific studies can be carried out and adequate protective measures, including protecting defined areas, can be put in place to maximise the chances that the Arctic ecosystem will be sustained and key species will prosper in the face of a warming climate and growing development pressures. (Over two years)

• Ecology Action Center

  To support the Atlantic Canada Sustainable Energy Coalition, an alliance of organisations working to promote on-the-ground solutions to climate change in Atlantic Canada through educating decision makers and empowering communities. It works in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. (Over three years)

• Environmental Defense Inc (ED)

  To support the expansion of clean truck technologies and corporate fleet management practices in the US that will improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles and reduce their air pollution impact. ED proposes: to reduce emissions from corporate truck fleets by building a stronger market for hybrid technology through the creation of incentive programmes; to reduce emissions from corporate car fleets by disseminating climate-neutral fleet management practices; and to explore and pursue other initiatives for reducing GHG emissions associated with the transportation sector. (Over three years)

• Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (ELPC)

  To shift US public policies and business actions to reduce global warming in ways that are advantageous for the environment and the economy. ELPC proposes to challenge several proposed old-technology coal plants in the Midwest and the continued operation of old, highly polluting plants. It will challenge new oil refinery expansions in the region and require that there be no net increase in air or water pollution. It will also build an alliance of farmers, environmentalists, and clean energy businesses to advance clean energy development in the region. (Over three years)

• Equiterre

  To remove dependence on oil in Quebec – a long-term, public-policy objective shared by political parties, business leaders, media, citizens and environmental NGOs that will lead to a substantial and net reduction in the demand for oil in Quebec. This project also aims to convince the Quebec government to move forward with a strong post-2012 commitment and to work with Canadian and international colleagues to encourage similar commitments from other Canadian provinces, the federal government and other countries. (Over three years)

• Friends of the Earth USA

  To convene national environmental groups, and engage key staff to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions through Federal Transportation Reauthorisation, and to mobilise a coalition of these groups to coordinate research, advocacy and fundraising efforts.

• Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund

  To coordinate a 25-member environmental coalition in Maine and leverage its combined power to pass groundbreaking global warming legislation; to build the capacity of Maine’s environmental community; and to hire a Development Director to increase the financial sustainability of the organization.

• The Sierra Club

  To establish strong greenhouse gas standards for American cars and light trucks; to use the momentum of the new Congress to enact policies that will further energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies; and to pass federal legislation controlling greenhouse gas emissions, which will lead to the signing and ratification of an international treaty to curb global warming. (Over two years)

• Union of Concerned Scientists

  To bring about the adoption of a comprehensive suite of climate, energy and transportation policies – including a science-based, mandatory cap-and-trade programme – that puts the US on the path to reducing global warming emissions to at least 80 per cent below 2000 levels by 2050. The Union’s objectives include advancing federal climate legislation to reduce global warming pollution; increasing federal fuel economy standards; ensuring strong transportation policy; and reversing the coal rush especially in the Midwest. (Over three years)

• World Wildlife Fund Canada Foundation (WWF Canada)

  To support the development and launch of an e-campaign to mobilise Canadians and send a politically compelling message that they want action on climate change. WWF Canada will develop the infrastructure and capacity necessary for successful e-campaigns that will target a greenhouse gas emissions cap, energy efficiency, and carbon neutral tar sands development. (Over two years)

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