President Clinton continues to encourage clean energy projects through the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI). Through these initiatives, the Clinton Foundation is working with governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to implement large-scale projects that increase the production and availability of clean energy, thereby positively impacting households, economies, and our environment.
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
At its Annual Meetings, CGI asks heads of state, business leaders, and heads of major nonprofits to take action on energy and climate change, as one of the four global challenge areas highlighted each year.
In response, members of CGI make Commitments to Action to implement projects and build partnerships that develop the clean energy industry. Some of these commitments impact local communities, like SunNight Solar’s commitment to provide 500,000 portable, solar-powered lights to brighten the night for Haitians and provide security to women and children who don’t have regular access to electricity. Others are transforming businesses, like the commitment made by Duke Energy and Florida Power and Light, two of the country’s largest energy companies, to transition 100 percent of their transportation fleets to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to jump-start the plug-in manufacturing market and reduce over 125,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases over 10 years.
Through dynamic partnerships and groundbreaking innovations, CGI members have made commitments that have already:
Eliminated 60 million metric tons of CO2 emissions
Generated enough clean energy to power more than 400,000 homes
Provided 4 million people with access to clean-energy services in the developing world
CCI’s Clean Energy Program is working with government partners to develop large-scale carbon capture and storage and solar projects around the world. These innovative projects aim to prove the viability of these technologies, attract investment, reduce costs, and accelerate commercial deployment. In addition, CCI is working with government partners to create the world’s first large-scale solar parks, each with 3,000 megawatts or more of generation capacity. CCI is working on feasibility studies for projects in India, South Africa, Australia, and the southwestern United States.
