Land & Climate OVERVIEW

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) has established a Land & Climate Program to address the complexities of land competition and its role as both a source and sink of greenhouse gas emissions. The program focuses on three pillars: Ecosystem-Based Carbon Removal, Climate-Beneficial Bioenergy, and Land-Smart Clean Energy Deployment. CATF intends to create a global hub of scholars and organizations to map land conflicts and develop solutions. While currently most active in the U.S., the program is expanding into Europe and focusing on forested areas in the Global South. To implement these strategies, CATF is seeking $2.5 million per year for the next three years.

• CATF's Land & Climate Program is structured around three primary pillars: Ecosystem-Based Carbon Removal, which focuses on transparency in nature-based offsets; Climate-Beneficial Bioenergy, which aims to ensure bioenergy is compatible with food production; and Land-Smart Clean Energy Deployment, which promotes landscape-scale energy planning through the Grounding Clean Energy initiative.
• To address land competition, CATF is exploring the establishment of a global hub comprising NGOs, international organizations, and scholars to use global scenarios to identify acute land conflicts and develop solutions.
• The program's current geographic activity is centered in the U.S., with plans to determine priorities for Europe in the coming year and a specific focus on forested areas in the Global South for natural climate solutions.
• CATF requires $2.5 million annually for the next three years to fund staff leads for program pillars, policy experts, research, and international policy advocacy.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Land & Climate OVERVIEW. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01162652/CATF_LandClimate_Overview.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Land & Climate OVERVIEW. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01162652/CATF_LandClimate_Overview.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendland, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Land \& Climate OVERVIEW}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01162652/CATF_LandClimate_Overview.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }