Press Release
November 29, 2016
Contact Laura Rehrmann, press@c2es.org, 703-516-4146
C2ES Wins Award as Top U.S. Energy and Environment Think Tank
WASHINGTON – The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) was named the top U.S. energy and environment think tank in this year’s Prospect Think Tank Awards for helping lay the groundwork for the Paris Agreement.
Prospect, a monthly British magazine specializing in politics, economics, and current affairs, announced the 16th annual award winners November 28 at the House of Commons in London.
The judges praised C2ES for its “extremely influential” Toward 2015 Dialogue leading up to the climate talks in Paris. C2ES organized nearly 100 hours of in-depth discussions among lead negotiators from the United States, China and 20 other key African, Asian, European, and Latin American countries. The resulting report outlined the essential elements for agreement in Paris.
“Many of the ideas discussed at its gathering were eventually replicated in the Paris agreement,” the judges said. “That’s as high impact as it gets.”
Prospect’s Think Tank Awards, founded in 2001, aim to recognize the most original, influential, and rigorous work on the most pressing challenges facing people, governments, and businesses today.
C2ES is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to forge practical solutions to climate change. It continues to convene informal discussions among negotiators, focusing now on the next round of decisions needed to implement the Paris Agreement and ensure its enduring success.
Learn more about C2ES’s work:
- Vision for Paris: Building an Effective Climate Agreement, a report from the co-chairs of the Toward 2015 Dialogue outlining the essential elements of a Paris climate agreement. The report foresaw a durable legal agreement that sets binding commitments for all parties, holds countries accountable, and works to progressively strengthen global ambition.
- How we helped on the road to Paris, a blog by C2ES Executive Vice President Elliot Diringer.
- C2ES Annual Report, highlighting our key accomplishments over the past year.
- Our summary of COP 22 in Marrakech.
About C2ES: The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to forge practical solutions to climate change. Our mission is to advance strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. Learn more at www.c2es.org.