CoolClimate Network Information

The CoolClimate Network (CCN) is research consortium at the University of California, Berkeley. CCN researches and develops cutting-edge carbon footprint management tools for households, small businesses, schools and communities in the U.S. and Internationally. The CCN Vision is to enable individuals, organizations and communities to reduce their overall contribution to climate change by developing, sharing and acting upon personalized climate action plans. In addition to increasing awareness about environmental impacts, CCN researchers also seek to frame and message environmental issues as effectively as possible using methods proven most effective in social and environmental science literature. CCN tools and widgets have visually appealing, user-friendly interfaces that are backed by sophisticated research. All calculations and data are fully transparent, published on our website and in peer-reviewed research. Through the CoolClimate Network research consortium, a wide variety of business, government and industry partners support CCN through fudning and collaboration. Partners include the California Air Resources Board, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the World Wildlife Fund, Amigos da Terra in Brazil, and a variety of for-profit partners. Many partners have integrated existing CCN software into their websites and programs, while other partners often sponsor new custom research or software projects.