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CLEARPATH CLEARPATH ACTION roduction to ClearPath Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 II ED_018475D_00000360-00001 SC_FOIA_0000341 ClearPath's Mission and Vision Mission: ClearPath's mission is to accelerate American innovation to reduce global energy emissions. Vision: America leads the world in addressing climate change by developing innovative, market-competitive clean energy technologies. 2 EDOl 84751:0_00000360-00002 Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 SC_FOIA_0000342 The ClearPath's 40 person team has over 70 combined years of Hill experience and a substantial policy team with expertise from the executive branch, trade associations, NGOs, and industry. Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 SC_FOIA_0000343 Who We Are Conservative clean energy advocacy organization. We have traditional think tank policy expertise and experience from both the private sector and the highest levels of government. ClearPath's family of entities has four advocacy pillars backed by a strong organizational foundation. Nor igoolpiIW MEM= .f - Government Affairs Strategic Communications 4, 4- * "4` * '4"5. Policy Experts Political Know-How ED_018475D_00000360-00004 Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 SC_FOIA_0000344 OPW. hat We Do Permitting Tax Innovation Carbon Management Agriculture co 2 /I/ Carbon Removal International Carbon Capture Natural Solutions State Engagement Conservative Climate Leadership Program ill ED_018475D_00000360-00005 Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 SC_FOIA_0000345 How We Get It Done Research Deep understanding of technology and policy barriers + What the public wants in order to navigate the political landscape. Craft Policies Provide expert technical support for writing and reviewing policies that connect to the best clean energy technologies America has to offer. Build Coalitions Build the right coalitions with industry, NGOs and academia stakeholders in order to support solutions. Define Educate & Audience Advocate Know the Educate influencers in Capitol Hill and the public and Administration leaders private sectors and policymakers who will be key about the technology voices to support and and policy solutions. pass Advocate for the policies. pragmatic results. ED_018475D_00000360-00006 Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 SC_FOIA_0000346 Policy Highlights Carbon Management Class VI: o Streamline the approval of individual permits and primacy applications o Provide regulatory clarity on the eligibility of new carbon storage pathways o Leverage the technical support of DOE and its National Laboratories Support efficient permitting processes for the build out of carbon pipelines Protect and expand the 45Q Carbon Capture tax incentives Support DOE efforts to extend existing R&D categorical exclusion to include demonstration activities Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 ED_018475D_00000360-00007 SC_FOIA_0000347 Policy Highlights Permitting Reform Durable permit reform solutions will need to balance speed with safety Ways to expedite permitting include: Increasing transparency Leveraging regulatory tools like: o Categorical Exclusion o General Permits o Permit by Rule Used by EPA and over 20 states Shifts system from process focus to compliance driven Streamlining judicial review Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 8 ED_018475D_00000360-00008 SC_FOIA_0000348