Mission
FOUNDED AS A 501 (C) (3) IN APRIL, 2024, CIPO INC IS AN INDEPENDENT NON- PROFIT THINK TANK FOCUSED ON ADVANCING CLIMATE ACTION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, AND PROMOTING BETTER GLOBAL GOVERNANCE. OUR ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, AND PRODUCES KNOWLEDGE AND DATA TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES. OUR FOCUS COVERS KEY AREAS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE (INCLUDING JUST TRANSITION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT), SOCIAL JUSTICE (ENCOMPASSING HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY, AND RACIAL EQUITY), AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PEACE AND SECURITY, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES DIALOGUE AND COORDINATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE ACTORS AND SUPPORTS STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICIES, CONNECTING THE LOCAL TO THE GLOBAL.