INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOURS
CFEE conducts international study tours for California's elected and appointed officials, as well as members of the Board of Directors that include labor, business, local government and environmental leaders.
CFEE's Delegations provide education and experiential insights on some of California's most pressing policy challenges by facilitating the exchange of ideas with leaders around the globe. Each trip focuses on sharing information and best practices to learn from successes (and failures), as well as forging new relationships to benefit trade and transfers of technologies. Delegates also benefit from a variety of industry meetings, on-site visits, tours and briefings.
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These sub-national diplomatic missions place California at the forefront of policy leadership and drive the national conversation in Washington D.C. while strengthening our connections with peer nations around the world.
OUR PAST DELEGATIONS
VIETNAM & TAIWAN (2024)
Electric Vehicle Manufacturing, Natural Disaster Preparedness & Climate Adaptation, Development of Critical Minerals & Supply Chains, Renewable Energy Deployment & Green Technologies, High Speed Rail & Electric Scooters
UNITED KINGDOM (2024)
Climate Impacts on Home Insurance, Port Development and Offshore Wind, Zero Carbon Nuclear Power, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel
FRANCE (2023)
Nuclear Power, High Speed Rail, Low Carbon Farming, Decarbonizing Aviation, Shipping & Heavy Industries
DENMARK (2023)
Offshore Wind Energy, Low Carbon Farming, Carbon Capture, Biofuels & E-fuels, and the Role of Labor
JAPAN (2022)
Hydrogen Energy, Fuel Cell Technology, High Speed Rail, Nuclear Power, and Affordable Housing
ICELAND (2022)
Direct Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Geothermal Energy, Food Security in Farming and Fishing, & Women Empowerment
PORTUGAL (2021)
Offshore Wind Energy, Carbon Border Adjustments, Drug Decriminalization, Carbon Neutrality and Electric Vehicles as Batteries for Electricity Grid
MEXICO (2019)
Cross-Border Water Pollution, Forestry Management and Carbon Offsets, Energy Transition, Delivery of Municipal Services
SWITZERLAND & FRANCE (2019)
Carbon Capture, Pumped Hydroelectric Storage, Hydrogen Energy, Climate Health Impacts & Vaccine Hesitancy, Labor Transition to Clean Economy
CHILE (2018)
Clean Energy & Grid Modernization, Resilient Infrastructure & Emergency Preparedness, Sustainable Water & Natural Resources Management
THE NETHERLANDS (2018)
Flood Management, Infrastructure, Climate Change
THE UNITED KINGDOM, FINLAND & IRELAND (2017)
Retail Energy Competition, Renewable Energy Integration, Traffic Congestion Pricing, Mobility as a Service
GERMANY & THE CZECH REPUBLIC (2016)
Renewable Energy Integration, Grid Reliability, The Future of Mobility Services
AUSTRALIA (2016)
Water Resources, Information & Communication Tech., Infrastructure, Climate Change
AUSTRALIA (2015)
Water Resources, Climate Change, Infrastructure
SINGAPORE (2015)
Resources, Information and Communication Technologies, Climate Change, Infrastructure
CHILE (2014)
Energy and Infrastructure
CANADA (2014)
Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, Alternative Delivery and Finances of Transportation Infrastructure
SWEDEN & NORWAY (2013)
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Energy from Waste (EFW), Energy Efficiency Technologies, and Long-Term Nuclear Waste Storage
POLAND (2013)
Status of European Climate Programs, Renewable Energy and Stability of Electricity Transmission Grid, Structure of Regional Energy Markets, Transition from Coal to Natural Gas via Hydraulic Fracturing
BRAZIL (2012)
California Low-Carbon Fuel Standards and the Role of Brazilian Ethanol and other Biofuels, Advanced "Smart Cities" Technologies, the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Program and the Cap & Trade Program
ITALY (2011)
Regulatory Structure, Renewable Energy, Smart Meters, Natural Gas Vehicles
UK & IRELAND (2011)
Public Private Partnerships, Water, and Waste-to-Energy Projects
SPAIN (2010)
Renewable Energy, Infrastructure, Public Private Partnerships, Desalination, Rail
CANADA (2010)
Renewables & Clean Energy Technology, Public Infrastructure Projects
CHINA & HONG KONG (2009)
Advanced Energy, Low Carbon Vehicle, Public Private Partnerships, Broadband Technologies
NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA (2008)
Climate Change Issues Regarding Water, Energy and Transportation Infrastructure
SPAIN (2008)
Water, High Speed Rail, Public Private Partnerships
SOUTH AFRICA (2007)
Energy, Public Private Partnerships
JAPAN (2007)
Telecommunications & Energy
THE NETHERLANDS & IRELAND (2006)
Infrastructure & Public Private Partnerships
BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHILE (2006)
Renewable Energy Technologies
BELGIUM, GERMANY, DENMARK & IRELAND (2005)
Renewable Energy Technologies
ITALY (2004)
Transportation Infrastructure and Renewable Energy
SOUTH KOREA & AUSTRALIA (2004)
Liquefied Natural Gas
FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, GERMANY, AUSTRIA & HUNGARY (2003)
Energy Colloquium, Liquefied Natural Gas and Water Policy
BERLIN, THE HAGUE & PARIS (2002)
Transportation and Sustainable Growth
CHINA & INNER MONGOLIA (2001)
Environmental and Energy Technologies Trade Delegation
SOUTH AFRICA (2000)
Natural Resources, Energy and Telecommunications
BRAZIL, ARGENTINA & CHILE (1998)
Energy Deregulation and Water Marketing
SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA & HONG KONG (1997)
Advanced Telecommunications Development
UK, SWEDEN & HUNGARY (1996)
Electricity Deregulation and Environmental Technologies
CHINA (1995)
Environmental and Energy Technology Trade Delegation
BELGIUM & ENGLAND (1994)
Electricity Restructure and Telecommunications
MEXICO & ARGENTINA (1993)
Natural Gas Deregulation
BELGIUM & FRANCE (1992)
Trade Delegation to the European Community on Environmental Control and Alternative Energy Technologies
DENMARK, SWEDEN, GERMANY & FRANCE (1990)
Advanced Transportation Technologies
BRAZIL (1989)
Alternative Fuels Development and the Greenhouse Effect
NEW ZEALAND (1988)
Alternative Fuels Development Strategies
FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, FINLAND (1987)
European Waste to Energy Technologies
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND (1986)
Pacific Rim Trade With California
GERMANY, FRANCE & BELGIUM (1985)
High Speed and Urban Light Rail Systems in Europe
INDONESIA & AUSTRALIA (1985)
Pacific Rim Energy Development
GERMANY & FRANCE (1984)
European High Speed Rail Technology
GERMANY, FRANCE & SWITZERLAND (1984)
European Waste to Energy Technologies