The theory of contribution

What is the work meant to change?

Link CED’s official outcome framework to the initiatives that could contribute.

CED’s official indicator

Carbon reduction from the 1990 baseline

Reduce emissions from buildings, transportation and industry; measure realized reductions separately from modeled ones.

5 initiatives with a possible contribution

All connections below are PCL synthesis grounded in the cited program descriptions. No project-level causal effect has been established by this map.

PCEF Climate Investment Plan

BPS / PCEF

Plausible contribution

Building and other investments aim to reduce emissions.

PrimarySource record

Clean Industry Initiative

BPS

Plausible contribution

Industrial energy changes aim to reduce emissions.

PrimarySource record

Climate & health building standards

BPS

Plausible contribution

Standards would target building emissions.

PrimarySource record

Low-carbon building conversion

Prosper Portland

Plausible contribution

Reuse aims to avoid embodied-carbon impacts.

PrimarySource record

Renewable Fuel Standard

BPS

Plausible contribution

Lower-carbon fuel aims to reduce transportation emissions.

PrimarySource record

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