Clean Air Task Force

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In Mexico, for example, long-term auctions achieved record-low clean energy prices before they were retired by co-optimising procurement of energy, capacity, and clean attributes in a single competitive process.

Europe can learn from these successful international examples.

The report examines national case studies to develop a spectrum of options: enhanced energy-only markets, capacity mechanisms with better design, multi-product markets that co-optimise energy/reliability/clean attributes, and centralised planning with market-aligned contracts.

New CATF/Brattle report outlines strategies for aligning Europe's capacity mechanisms with clean energy transition goals A new report from The Brattle Group, commissioned by Clean Air Task Force (CATF), identifies practical strategies for European policymakers to update capacity mechanisms and clean energy procurements ...

Since 2020, capacity mechanism costs have more than doubled as gas remains the primary back-up technology for scaling renewables.

Europe needs market structures that attract flexible, clean resources, not just lock in fossil generation.
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The challenge: Capacity mechanisms predominantly support fossil generation, while separate clean energy schemes fail to incorporate reliability needs.

Currently, only a third of capacity support payments go to clean technologies.

Clean Security of Supply in Europe: Models for Market-Aligned Contracting and Procurement This report from the Brattle Group, commissioned by Clean Air Task Force (CATF), identifies practical strategies for European policymakers to update capacity mechanisms and clean energy procurements t...

Europe's disconnected approaches to security of supply & clean energy procurement are costing approximately EUR 11 billion annually.

Our report with @thebrattlegroup.bsky.social shows how coordinated reform can deliver both reliability & decarbonisation at lower cost.

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2026 State Policy Outlook Join us for opportunities and insights shaping state climate policy in 2026 from four leading organizations with diverse perspectives: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Rewiring America, Conse...

State policy experts will unpack where momentum is building, how to expand state wins from 2025, and what it all means for the policy landscape in 2026.

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Join us for opportunities and insights shaping state climate policy in 2026 from four leading organizations with diverse perspectives: Clean Air Task Force, @nrdc.org, @rewiringamerica.bsky.social, and Conservative Energy Network.

This will lead to more emissions of hazardous air pollutants like mercury into the air from coal plants — despite the agency providing no compelling new information to support the repeal.

EPA’s repeal of updated standards allows more emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal plants Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule repealing updated standards for hazardous air pollutant (also called air toxics) emissions from coal-fired power plants.

EPA is prioritizing the interests of polluters over public health in its recent repeal of updated air toxics standards.
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U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA’s harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards.

CATF joined a broad coalition of health and environmental groups in suing the U.S. EPA today over its illegal repeal of climate protections – holding the agency accountable to protect public health and welfare from air pollutants that endanger them.
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A new CATF brief highlights how the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority (CETA) can unlock the fast, affordable, and equitable buildout of transmission in the state.

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Colorado Electric Transmission Authority could unlock faster, lower-cost transmission, finds CATF A policy brief from CATF finds that the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority (CETA) could play a decisive role in expanding the state’s high-voltage transmission network.

#Colorado’s electricity demand is rising — but without more transmission, clean energy can’t reach homes, businesses, and industry.

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An executive order from #Illinois' Governor Pritzker today takes an important step toward advancing #nuclear energy in the state, accelerating climate progress and identifying new state policies to support nuclear energy development. www.catf.us/2026/02/gove...

By delivering clean electricity that is available whenever it is needed, clean firm resources – like geothermal, nuclear energy, & fossil generation with high levels of carbon capture – can reduce the scale of infrastructure, lower system costs, & expand the set of viable decarbonization pathways.

Clean Firm Electricity Technologies: Why, What, How This report aims to describe the potential role of clean firm power technologies in electricity sector decarbonization and how this potential can be realized.

CATF's new report examines a critical category of clean electricity that remains underutilized: clean firm generation technologies.
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While solutions like wind and solar are indispensable, evidence from decades of electricity system analysis shows that relying on these resources alone makes the path to a fully clean grid more challenging, expensive, and riskier than it needs to be.

What is clean firm electricity, and why does it matter for decarbonizing the grid? Clean firm resources can reduce the scale of infrastructure required, lower total system costs, and expand the set of viable pathways to deep decarbonization.

Decarbonizing electricity while meeting rising demand, minimizing costs, and managing infrastructure deployment risks is one of the central challenges of the energy transition.
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CATF will challenge this repeal – continuing to defend the law and the science to safeguard these critical climate and public health protections.

Eliminating the endangerment finding disregards the consequences of pollution – despite the mountain of scientific evidence that greenhouse gas emissions harm public health and the environment.

U.S. EPA repeals landmark finding that underpins public health and climate regulations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its unlawful repeal of the endangerment finding.

U.S. EPA finalized its unlawful repeal of the endangerment finding yesterday – the landmark scientific and legal determination that climate pollution harms public health and welfare.

Our statement👇
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Blueprint for a Comprehensive Oil and Gas Methane Regulation The purpose of this blueprint is to introduce initial considerations for developing comprehensive regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

How can governments design strong #methane rules to drive down pollution and slow global warming?

Our new resource with @ccacoalition.bsky.social provides a blueprint on how to design regulations to #CutMethane from the fossil fuel sector: www.catf.us/resource/blu...

U.S. lawmakers urge EU to maintain strong methane import standards A group of U.S. Members of Congress has urged the European Union to preserve its Methane Regulation, showing strong support for new rules slated to reduce global emissions.

The joint statement echoes the recent letter from members of U.S. Congress – urging for a consistent and ambitious implementation of the EU Methane Regulation.

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Joint Statement: Uphold the EU Methane Regulation for a Secure, Competitive and Affordable Europe - CAN Europe Ahead of the meeting between the European Commission (EC) and Europe’s largest industrial players in Antwerp, and as EU Heads of State prepare for the Informal European Council Meeting (EUCO) on 12 Fe...

As EU leaders gather for the Informal European Council Meeting this week, CATF joins @caneurope.org and civil society organisations underlining the EU Methane Regulation’s strategic role for Europe’s competitiveness, energy security and affordability.

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Protect the EU Methane Regulation The EU Methane Regulation has huge potential to cut methane pollution across the globe. Let's keep it that way.

The EU Methane Regulation has major potential to #CutMethane pollution across the globe.

Strong implementation of the regulation will hold polluters accountable, drive down emissions, and slam the brakes on global warming.

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As the EU prepares its Geothermal Action Plan, this analysis underscores the importance of including next-generation geothermal to deliver clean, secure, reliable power and heat at scale.

Hot stuff: geothermal energy in Europe | Ember Technological advances are expanding where geothermal electricity can be produced – making it a cost-competitive, secure alternative to gas for industry and other power-intensive users.

Next-generation #geothermal has the potential to be a major pillar of EU's clean firm power system.

A new report from @ember-energy.org explores how the technology is poised to move from a niche resource into a mainstream power source.
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The letter underscores a growing transatlantic and global consensus that maximizing #methane reductions demonstrates the kind of action that global consumers increasingly are factoring into their purchasing decisions.

U.S. lawmakers urge EU to maintain strong methane import standards A group of U.S. Members of Congress has urged the European Union to preserve its Methane Regulation, showing strong support for new rules slated to reduce global emissions.

U.S. lawmakers urge the EU to maintain a strong Methane Regulation in a letter sent today to the @ec.europa.eu and Energy Ministers.
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Protect the EU Methane Regulation The EU Methane Regulation has huge potential to cut methane pollution across the globe. Let's keep it that way.

The EU Methane Regulation has the potential to #CutMethane pollution not only in Europe, but across global energy supply chains.

Strong implementation is what turns rules into real emissions reductions. www.catf.us/learn/protec...