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Abolition 2000
Abolition 2000 (1995; Utrecht; Netherlands; abolition2000.org). A global network of >2000 organizations in > 90 countries working for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons within a time-bound framework. The Global...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, International Cooperation, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace, Renewable Energy
Alliance to Save Energy
A bipartisan non-profit alliance composed of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders advocating for enhanced energy productivity to achieve economic growth, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security, affordability and...
American Security Project
American Security Project(2007; Washington; 4 staff, ~60 fellows; americansecurityproject.org) A "nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the...
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineers in 177 countries. It's committed to planning, designing, constructing, and operating the built environment while protecting and restoring the natural environment....
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2006; Philadelphia; 18 staff; aashe.org) It seeks to “empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation” by enabling institutions “to model...
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs(1973, Cambridge, MA; 59 staff, 700+ affiliates; belfercenter.org) A research center that assesses pressing threats to US national interests and international security in the...
BlueGreen Alliance
A coalition of America’s largest labor unions and its most influential environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental challenges in ways that create and maintain quality jobs and build a stronger,...
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
A global network of large mega cities taking action to address climate change by developing and implementing policies and programs that generate measurable reductions in both greenhouse gas emissions and...
Cascade Institute
Founded by Thomas Homer Dixon based on the fact that "humanity now occupies or exploits most of Earth’s productive surface area, creating a single, tightly linked social, economic, and ecological...
Center for Climate and Security
This non-partisan institute is part of the Council on Strategic Risks. Its vision is to create “a climate-resilient world…which recognizes that climate change risks are unprecedented in human history, and...
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago Council on Global Affairs (1922; Chicago; 80+ staff and fellows; thechicagocouncil.org ) This independent, nonpartisan membership organization provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global...
Clean Cooking Alliance
A network of global partners working to create a thriving global market for cleaner, more modern household cooking solutions.The initiative is hosted by the United Nations Foundation to mobilize high-level...
Clean Energy Ministerial
A global forum striving to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices, and to encourage the transition to a global clean...
Client Earth
A non-profit environmental law group pressing "for strong action from governments, shifting financial flows, changing markets, trade, and business practices" to protect people and the planet. Client Earth works in...
Climate Impact Lab
A collaboration of 30 climate scientists, economists, computational experts, researchers, analysts, and students from some of the nation’s leading research institutions (largely from the University of Chicago and the UC-Berkeley)...
Club of Rome
Club of Rome (1968; Winterthur, Switzerland; ~100 members; clubofrome.org) An informal association of ~100 invited Members, independent leading personalities from politics, business, and science. They are interested in contributing in...
Desert Research Institute
Desert Research Institute(1959; Reno, Las Vegas, Boulder City, Storm Peak; ~500 staff; dri.edu) The Desert Research Institute is a major research organization, which focuses on basic and applied environmental research....
Drawdown Project
A project based on the book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by project director Paul Hawkin, which describes and ranks 100 solutions to...
Earth Charter Initiative
Earth Charter Initiative(1994; San Jose, Costa Rica; 5 secretariat staff, 17 fellows; earthcharterinaction.org) It consists of individuals and organizations that predominantly act independently and occasionally collaborate. It is comprised of...
Earth Charter, Global Cooperation, International Cooperation, Sustainability, Sustainability Education
Earth Institute
A research institute that was founded to advance the basic understanding of earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. They aim...