Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Clean Cities Program supports public and private partnerships that deploy alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and build supporting infrastructure. The mission of the Clean Cities Program is to enhance our nation's energy security and air quality by supporting public and private partnerships that deploy clean-burning AFVs and build their associated fueling infrastructure.

The Energy Foundation is a partnership comprised of major foundations interested in sustainable energy. They provide grants supporting projects that include: advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy, policies and programs to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector, and the development of state and regional policies to reduce global warming pollution.

A non-profit research and advocacy organization addressing large-scale environmental problems through policy analysis and collaborative problem solving efforts. They focus on diesel emissions and clean engines, energy conservation and energy system reform and clean power.

From the U.S. EPA's State Actions webpage, you can access State Action Plans for reducing GHG emissions, Case Studies, Legislative Initiatives, and Guidance documents.

The IETA is a non-profit organization created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading greenhouse gas emission reductions. Its members include leading international companies that seek to develop an emissions trading regime that results in real and verifiable greenhouse gas emission reductions while balancing economic efficiency with environmental integrity and social equity.

This report, commissioned by Governor Pataki and the New York Greenhouse Gas Task Force, lays out a plan to reduce New York States GHG emissions to 5% below 1990 levels by 2010 and 10% below by 2020. It analyses relevant state energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, and air quality strategies and proposes enhancements to these programs and the creation of others to reduce the states emissions. [pdf]

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cooperative effort by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Nine states are discussing the design of a regional cap-and-trade program initially covering carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the region.