Basic Organization Information
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
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Olympia, WA
98501
- EIN:
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91-1123302
- Web URL:
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www.climatesolutions.org
- NTEE Category:
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C Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification
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C99 Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.
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C Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification
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C35 Energy Resources Conservation and Development
- Year Founded:
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1998
- Ruling Year:
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1981
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Mission Statement
Climate Solutions’ mission is to accelerate
practical and profitable solutions to global warming by galvanizing leadership,
growing investment, and bridging divides.
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
Climate Solutions is mobilizing our networks to directly challenge fossil fuel dependence, while demonstrating that the alternatives are real, accessible and irresistible. We work to accelerate investment in climate-friendly projects and infrastructure and demonstrate nationally-significant models of public policy and private sector synergy. Highlights from the past year include:
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<p><strong> NEW ENERGY CITIES:</strong> We released <em>Powering the Clean-Energy Future from the Ground Up</em>, a report on 34 communities that are pioneering successful city-led clean- energy innovation and inspiring emulation across the country.</p>
<p><strong>NORTHWEST BIOCARBON INITIATIVE:</strong> We partnered with a diverse set of conservation organizations to show how forests, farms and businesses can mobilize biological carbon resources to reach Target 350 by creating model policies and practices capable of replication in nations and regions around the world.</p>
<p><strong>SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS:</strong> We deepened our work to move the aviation industry beyond conventional petroleum fuels toward sustainably-produced 2nd generation biofuels. Our Northwest stakeholder process was extremely successful and is seen by many as a model for replication across the planet. In 2012, we provided coaching and support to similar efforts to advance aviation biofuels in Brazil.</p>
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STATE POLICY LEADERSHIP:</strong> Climate Solutions worked with a
coalition of clean-energy advocates to preserve the integrity of Washington State’s Clean Energy Initiative, I-937, during the 2012 legislative session, as well as holding off other anti-climate efforts like elimination of the State Energy Office and greenhouse gas reporting program.</p>
<p><strong>SOLUTIONS STORIES:</strong> We continued to capture and communicate success stories of inspired
individuals, vibrant organizations and innovative projects that are growing the reality of our region’s clean energy economy.</p>
Financial Statements
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Leadership
Gregg Small
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<div>The New Energy Cities program is a partnership between Climate Solutions and innovated Northwest cities and counties that wish to be early adopters of the 21st Century clean-energy system. New Energy Cities embraces four key components of an integrated energy system - very efficient and intelligent buildings, smart power grids, plug-in electric vehicles and energy storage and renewable power sources.</div>
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Northwest Biocarbon Initiative
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<div>In partnership with several of the region's leading conservation organizations, we launched the Northwest Biocarbon Initiative (NBI) to demonstrate the essential role that natural systems can play in reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to ensure long-term climate stability. NBI is building a coalition of the region's top biocarbon innovators - farmers, foresters, businesses, community groups and thinkers - to help the Northwest become the nation's leading laboratory and incubator for biocarbon innovation.</div>
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Power Past Coal
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<div>Climate Solutions and our coalition partners are at work on a campaign to halt the effort by coal companies to turn the West Coast into a gateway for coal export to Asia. While the Northwest invests in clean technology jobs for wind, wave and solar energy, the coal export terminals would reverse major commitments to reduce our region's contribution to global warming pollution.</div>
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Policy Leadership in the Northwest
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<div>The Northwest has emerged as a national center of climate leadership, and Climate Solutions is an active catalyst, advocate and campaign hub for this leadership. For over a decade, we have led successful initiatives to deliver sweeping changes in Northwest climate and energy policy. A diverse set of allies have been key to our success in winning strong public policies including energy efficiency and renewable energy standards, renewable energy financing, greenhouse gas reporting and coal plant transition.</div>
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<div><strong>Business Partnership Program</strong></div><div>Business Leaders for Climate Solutions brings together executives, entrepreneurs and investors from around the Northwest who are commited to strong action to reduce global warming pollution and regional leadership in the transition to a clean and energy-efficient economy.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Sustainable Aviation Fuels</strong><div>The global aviation industry is mobilizing to reduce its contribution to climate disruption and dependence on fossil fuels. Northwest aviation industry leaders asked Climate Solutions to facilitate a diverse stakeholder process and lead the research and writing of a new report that outlines the "flight paths" to fuel our airports with significant quanties of sustainable, regionally produced biofuels.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Solutions Stories Project</strong></div></div><div>The Solutions Stories projects works to consistently capture and communicate the stories from the Northwest of how we are leading and making the clean-energy economy real. These are stories of inspired individuals, vibrant organizations and innovative projects that show decision-makers how solving the climate crisis and building the economy go hand-in-hand.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>
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Expert Reviews and Comments
This organization is a 2012 Philanthropedia top
nonprofit, recommended by experts as having high impact.
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Evidence of Impact
Climate Solutions is headquartered in the state of Washington and works primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Their regional work includes working closely with the business community to develop environmentally sound strategies, advocating in the policy arena, and developing and modeling strong climate change mitigation solutions. This work has been powerful and has led to deep changes throughout the West Coast. Climate Solutions is also an influential player nationally influencing the conversation, both as a regional model, and by directly engaging Congress members and other national players.
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Organizational Strengths
Climate Solutions has a talented group of staff members. They are known to be quite knowledgeable in the field and enthusiastic. Their work is grounded in strong scientific research and the organization’s strong relationship building skills disseminate that information. They have worked to develop connections with a wide range of stakeholders, including those in agriculture, the tech industry, and in academia.
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Areas for Improvement
Experts would like to see Climate Solutions do more of the work that has made them an impactful organization. For example, one expert would like them to refresh an informative piece of research that they’ve done in the past. They could renew their work by providing a comprehensive update on the climate change impacts in the Pacific Northwest. They could also work to solidify their potential for policy change by strengthening their relationships with decision makers who are likely to remain regardless of the election cycle. They could also work on better telling their story. They could do this by working on publicizing their work and more deeply engaging in social media.
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