Building enduring power for climate action and system change
HACC works to close the gap between climate ambition and implementation by equipping the people and institutions responsible for delivering change.
We focus on critical nexus points where energy, infrastructure, transportation, and logistics converge, and where aligned action can accelerate progress across interconnected systems.
Our flagship initiative focuses on maritime ports, where these dynamics can advance decarbonization, resilience, economic competitiveness, and community benefit.
HACC’s model is designed to extend to other critical nexus points, including airports, freight hubs, industrial clusters, and other infrastructure sectors where coordinated action is needed to move climate solutions from ambition to implementation.
Our approach
HACC advances climate action through three reinforcing pillars: research, education, and capacity building.
Together, these pillars help us identify and break down implementation barriers, translate expertise into practical solutions, and equip the people and institutions responsible for delivering change.
Research
We combine practitioner insight, technical expertise, and applied research to identify the barriers standing between climate ambition and implementation and surface practical pathways forward.
Education
We turn research, technical knowledge, and lessons from the field into accessible tools, resources, and shared learning that practitioners can put to work.
Capacity building
We connect practitioners with peers and specialized expertise across policy, finance, workforce, technology, and innovation, strengthening the relationships and institutional capacity needed to advance projects and scale climate solutions.
Our initiatives
Connect
Strategic connections
Connecting practitioners with the people, expertise, and opportunities that can help move solutions forward.
Convene
Convenings & peer learning
Creating trusted spaces to exchange knowledge, build relationships, and tackle shared challenges.
Equip
Tools & resources
Turning research, expertise, and practitioner experience into practical resources for implementation.
Mobilize
Collaborative action
Bringing stakeholders and enabling resources together to break down barriers and advance solutions.
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Think systemically
Look across interconnected systems to identify leverage points for broader change.
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Build with practitioners
Develop our work with the people closest to implementation so it reflects real-world needs.
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Design for scale
Build practical solutions that can move into action, generate shared learning, and travel.
How this model unlocks systems change
Implementation
Helping practitioners move climate solutions from ambition and planning toward deployment.
Replication and scale
Turning lessons from leading projects into practical knowledge that can travel across organizations and geographies.
Shared capacity
Building stronger relationships, knowledge, and institutional capacity across fragmented climate ecosystems.
Equitable outcomes
Connecting climate and infrastructure investment with workforce opportunity, community benefit, public health, and resilience.
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