Our Vision

A thriving, resilient Arizona by 2050 — advancing collaboration, innovation, and shared opportunity to realize a carbon-neutral economy that strengthens communities, enhances economic opportunity, and supports enduring prosperity.

Through its strategic mix of focused leadership and defined partnerships, AzCaNE creates a unified platform for Arizona’s carbon-reduction challenges. By serving as a single point of entry, AzCaNE brings together stakeholders across sectors to align efforts, optimize resources, and advance a clear, measurable pathway toward a vibrant, carbon-neutral economy by 2050.

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Aerial view of the Sitgreaves Pass along Route 66 in Oatman, Arizona.
Sunset in the Sonoran Desert

Our Mission

AzCaNE brings together Arizona’s diverse public-sector, private-sector, Tribal, academic, and community partners to share objective, transparent information and foster collaborative, inclusive, evidence-based dialogue that guides the evolution to a carbon-neutral economy built on regional strengths and practical solutions.

Values

Trustworthiness & Integrity

Maintain neutrality, demonstrate credibility, and build trust across all partnerships.

Objectivity & Transparency

Ground all recommendations and actions in data and share information openly

Collaborative & Impartial Facilitation

Convene diverse partners and foster balanced dialogue without advancing a single agenda

Aerial view of Phoenix.

Broad Participation & Opportunity

Create benefit and opportunity for all Arizonans by tailoring strategies to the distinct needs of urban, rural, and Tribal communities

Cholla cactus with yellow fruit in foreground with red stone cliffs in background

Balanced Perspectives

Apply environmental, economic, social, and security/resilience lenses to every deliberation

Continuous Learning and Adaptability

Integrate emerging science, technologies, and community insights and priorities into ongoing work

Accountability and Measurable Impact

Track milestones and report progress publicly

Goals

Coordinate and Connect
Foster informed dialogue and shared understanding among public-sector, private-sector, Tribal, academic, advocacy, and community partners by leveraging AzCaNE’s neutrality and convening power
Sustain Collaboration
Strengthen active, inclusive, and diverse networks to promote knowledge exchange, continual learning, and innovation while avoiding echo-chambers
Translate Analysis into Action
Deliver credible, data-informed insights through the four lenses—economic, environmental, social, and security/resilience—to help partners evaluate trade-offs and make well-grounded decisions
Advance Shared Prosperity
Promote approaches that strengthen Arizona’s economy, environment, communities, and resilience — including workforce development — to create broadly shared benefits statewide
Develop and Steward a Roadmap
Define and maintain an objective, transparent roadmap identifying pathways and interdependencies for Arizona’s evolution to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050