Subject: Re: for WJC: CCI biweekly
From: Amitabh Desai <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:15:50 -0400

Not really, and that's part of the challenge/opportunity. I'll send you what we do have, but also can download more by phone or in person. We have an opportunity now, with Bloomberg taking the C40 in a different direction, to do some thinking about what and how CCI works in the future, whether we do different things in C40 cities, or whether we engage more heavily in non-40 cities (or in other counties/states/countries), and what we do in those places (energy efficiency or new things like energy poverty, etc). We have two people doing some thinking on this - one for the US, one for Asia - but could use your ideas and advice.

One idea is for CF to help better connect the dots between the pension fund money and energy-efficiency projects that need funding. 

Another is to continue to beat the drum on energy efficiency by WJC convening different groups of CEOs. (I'll send you a related memo.)

Another glaring gap is the lack of a fact-based, non-partisan, hoiistic, 2-page set of talking points on why investing in energy efficiency and cleaner energy makes sense and framing it around the economy and jobs (and addressing the concerns about fossil fuel-based workers being displaced).

Another is simply to go on a listening tour with the largest climate funders, to get their thoughts on what the gaps are and then identifying the gaps on which WJC actually could make an impact. 

All are just ideas and implementing anything would require funding. As you know, there are real concerns about CCI in its current iteration, especially when contrasted with WJC's (much larger) stature and ability to catalyze progress that is tangible/measurable. 

----- Original Message -----
From: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
To: Amitabh Desai
Sent: Thu Nov 03 09:42:31 2011
Subject: Re: for WJC: CCI biweekly

Ami,
Does CCI have a mission statement or a long term planning document?
John

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Amitabh Desai
<[email-masked]> wrote:
> Dear Hannah, attached for the President is the latest biweekly update from
> CCI. We’d welcome his feedback. Sincerely, Ami