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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

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