Released in June 2006, this downloadable tool helps corporate energy managers to assess the value of emissions reductions and make decisions on financing new projects. The Microsoft Excel-based program that allows energy managers to compare the emissions and financial impacts for a full range of energy-efficient and renewable energy projects. CVAT is designed to be especially useful for multinational corporations with greenhouse gas reduction targets as well as facilities that operate under carbon-limiting government mandates, such as those throughout Europe.

The tool was developed under the auspices of the Climate Northeast Project, a partnership between WRI and a dozen Fortune 500 companies. Through the project, participants work to devise winning strategies to allow companies to thrive in a carbon-constrained future. On the CVAT homepage, find case studies on corporate climate action.