Clean Air Task Force: Top Climate Nonprofit Spotlight

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is one of the top climate nonprofits selected by Giving Green in 2024. We previously recommended CATF in 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. CATF has a history of successfully advocating for a wide array of climate provisions in the US and is expanding its influence internationally. In particular, CATF has begun to scale its work on technology innovation to include global implementation and commercialization, focusing on technologies that are either nascent or lack broad support from civil society.

By raising awareness and advocating for favorable policies in these neglected areas, we think CATF can accelerate decarbonization in sectors that might otherwise struggle to secure funding.

When we reassessed CATF in 2024, we closely analyzed three program areas aligned with our sectors of focus: superhot rock geothermal energy, zero-carbon fuels, and transportation decarbonization. We are impressed by the teams’ technical analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy. While we have not assessed CATF’s other program areas (advanced nuclear energy, carbon capture, energy access, fusion energy, infrastructure deployment, land systems, power plants, and methane pollution prevention) in detail, we remain confident in its overall work and recommend unrestricted funding for the organization at large.

CATF would invest additional funds to support the multi-year strategies of its existing programs and continued international expansion. Support would also enable the organization to expand its policy capacity in key jurisdictions.

For more information, see our deep dive on CATF, a summary below, and our broader reports on geothermal energy and decarbonizing aviation and maritime shipping.

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Last updated in November 2024.

Clean Air Task Force is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States. We are only offering an opinion on CATF, and not on CATF Action. This is a non-partisan analysis (study or research) and is provided for educational purposes.