Our Programs
The IRA Accelerator
In 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law–marking the boldest piece of climate policy in US history. The legislation unlocks $370 billion in climate and clean energy investments with the potential to create 9 million jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40% within the next six years.
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Fossil Fuel Social License
The fossil fuel industry disinformation machine is in overdrive–as Big Oil seeks to sow confusion among the public and inaction among lawmakers. Fueled by billions in annual spending by dark money groups, coordinated disinformation campaigns are increasingly targeting teens. Fossil fuel companies, trade associations, and other high-carbon industries have outspent the climate sector by 27 to 1 in advertising over the last 10 years. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the fossil fuel industry the “godfathers of climate chaos” and urged countries, PR firms, and news outlets to ban Big Oil greenwashing.
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Civic Engagement
As we look to 2024, we know that this year will go down in history as a defining year for U.S. democracy. With 8 million young people newly eligible to vote, Millennial and Gen Z voters are poised to make up 40 percent of the electorate in 2024 and have the potential to cast the deciding votes in 2024 elections up and down the ballot—determining the course of the next presidential election along with State House and Senate, Supreme Court, City Council, County Commission, Port Commission, and Public Utility Commission elections.
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Climate Education
ACE works at scale to stand between the fossil fuel industry’s disinformation machine and our nation’s young people as billions are spent annually on climate disinformation campaigns targeting teens—sowing confusion among the public and inaction among lawmakers.
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ACE Global
Climate progress in the US is essential as one of the world’s top emitters–though focusing on the US alone is simply not enough to halt the climate emergency.
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