"Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: A Review of Recent US Reports," is a webinar featuring 13 authors of 4 recent US-focused decarbonization reports who share their findings and policy recommendations.

This event gives attendees a chance to learn about each report and

compare and contrast key findings and policy recommendations.

The program for each report includes: 40 minutes to summarize the key findings, 15-minutes for moderated discussion and Q&A, and a 5-minute intermission before the ensuing presentation. The webinar is for: city and state energy officials, Congressional staffers working

on energy matters, climate change organizations, business leaders, and anyone interested in learning more about how the US can meet the climate challenge.

Report 1

ACCELERATING THE US CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS BY SECTOR

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder

Charles F. Kutscher, Jeffrey S. Logan

About this report:

-Underscores the high social cost of carbon and why climate change must be treated as a true emergency; the cost of transitioning from fossil fuels is much less than the cost of the avoided climate change damage

-Shares low-and zero-carbon solutions in the electricity, buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors and practical blocks for federal, state, and local government decision-makers

Report 2

11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

ACCELERATING DECARBONIZATION OF THE US ENERGY SYSTEM

National Academies of Sciences (NAS)

Stephen Pacala, Kelly Sims Gallagher

About this report:

-Presents a technical blueprint and policy road map for the next 10 years of the nation’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions

-Details technological and socio-economic goals we should reach by 2030 including: Producing carbon-free electricity; electrifying energy services in transportation, buildings and industry; investing in energy efficiency and productivity; planning, permitting, and building critical infrastructure; expanding the innovation toolkit, and much more

Report 3

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

AMERICA’S ZERO CARBON PLAN

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Jeffrey Sachs, Dan Esty, Elena Crete, Jamil Farbes, Robert Pollin

About this report:

-A strategy for putting Americans back to work based on advanced technologies, good jobs, clean energy, climate safety and economic security

-Builds on four pillars: Using energy more efficiently, decarbonizing electricity, switching from fossil fuel combustion to electricity, and carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Report 4

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

CLEAN ENERGY FOR BIDEN’S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Clean Energy for Biden

Zoe Elizabeth, Carmen Best, Nicole Pavia

About this report:

-While Clean Energy for Biden (CE4B) facilitated the development of the recommendations included in this policy guide, each individual paper stands on its own and represents the views on their respective papers

-”EV Charging Infrastructure for Economic, Environmental and Social Benefit”

-”Energy Efficiency and Demand Flexibility in the Built Environment”

-”Policies to Support Cities’ Climate Goals”

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