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Subject: SUN DAY Campaign: Upcoming Washington DC-Area Energy & Climate Change Events – February 22, 2021.
prepared by the
SUN DAY CAMPAIGN
(with support from the former Sustainable Energy Coalition)
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UPCOMING (Mostly) FREE AND LOW-COST, IN-PERSON
WASHINGTON DC-AREA ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE EVENTS*
* please see criteria for included events at the end of this calendar
Monday, February 22 - Sunday, March 7
editor: Ken Bossong
NOTE: In light of current public health concerns related to theCOVID-19 virus, virtually all in-person events have been cancelled or postponed. Therefore, while it had been the general policy for this calendar to only list in-person events, for the immediate future the calendar will list events that are being presented on-line ... assuming they originate from a DC-area organization (in most instances) and are events that most probably would otherwise have been available to attend in-person.
CONTENTS:
A.) February 22: Transportation Electrification
B.) February 22: Energy Impacts of COVID-19 HVAC Mitigation Strategies
C.) February 22: Maryland Climate Rally & Action Week Kickoff (
D.) February 22: Lobbying Training to Advocate for Solar in Your Community
E.) February 23: Senate Energy Committee Hearing on the Secretary of the Interior Nominee
F.) February 23: Climate Change - Defense, Development & Diplomacy
G.) February 23: Leveraging Nature-Based Solutions to Drive Down Emissions
H.) February 23: Trends in System Impacts, Reliability & Market Value of Solar in the United States
I.) February 24: 34th Annual Power & Gas M&A Symposium 2021
J.) February 24: China’s Global Energy Finance & China-Latin America Development Finance Database Updates
K.) February 24: The WATT Coalition Presents “Unlocking the Queue”
L.) February 24: Experimental Interventions to Facilitate Clean Cookstove Adoption & Mitigate Climate Change
M.) February 24: Senate Environment Committee Hearing on Transportation & Climate Change
N.) February 24: How the United States Can Achieve a Green & Equitable Recovery
O.) February 24: Documenting a Decade of Solar Cost Declines
P.) February 24: Climate Migrants - Protecting Immigrants from Adverse Impacts of Climate Change
Q.) February 24: Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Use in Today’s Energy System
R.) February 24: Environment, Peace & Conflict - Opportunities & Risks for the New Administration
S.) February 24: The State of Long Duration Energy Storage
T.) February 24: Biden’s 100% Clean Energy Plan - The Politics, the Economics, the Jobs, the Justice
U.) February 24: Steering Societies Beyond GDP to the SDGs
V.) February 24: National Community Solar Partnership
W.) February 24: Electricity System in Crisis - How to Improve Reliability & Resilience Before the Next Disaster Strikes
X.) February 24: Fossil Fuel Divestment in Montgomery County
Y.) February 25: Companies in Transition Towards 100% Renewable Energy - Focus on Heating & Cooling
Z.) February 25: The Role of Industrial Policy & Trade in Shaping Clean Energy Supply Chains
i.) February 25: Solar & Maryland Farms
ii.) February 25: Protection of the Ozone & Climate under the Montreal Protocol
iii.) February 25: 350 Virtual Rally - Tell Biden People Power Not Pipelines
iv.) February 25: Was the Energy Act of 2020 a Down Payment on Climate Policy?
v.) February 25-26: The Right Combination - Solar, Storage & Demand Response
vi.) February 25: House Agriculture Committee Hearing on Climate Change & U.S. Agriculture
vii.) February 25: State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry - 2020 Year in Review
viii.) February 25: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Climate Change & Social Responsibility
ix.) February 25: House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Energy & Climate Innovation
x.) February 25: The Building Electrification Technology Roadmap Is Here
xi.) February 26: Sixty Minutes with Mauro Petriccione, Director General for Climate Action of the European Commission
xii.) February 26: Congressional Climate Camp - Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors
xiii.) March 2: Advancing the Energy Transition with Innovation & a Clean Energy Standard
xiv.) March 2: Demystifying Environmental Credits
xv.) March 3: Advancing U.S.-Republic of Korea Cooperation on Nuclear Energy
xvi.) March 4: IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021
xvii.) March 4: Amplifying the Sustainability & Biodiversity Benefits of Solar
xviii.) March 5: Energy & Utilities
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Other listings of DC-area energy and climate change events:
https://www.eventbrite.com (suggestion: search on "energy" or "climate change")
http://energy.gov/eere/calendars/events-calendar (lists events nation-wide)
http://www.ourenergypolicy.org/event-calendar (lists events nation-wide)
https://www.climatelinks.org/events (lists events world-wide)
https://www.hillhappenings.com/calendar
https://nuclearcalendar.fcnl.org
https://dc.linktank.com
http://sustainablemaryland.com
https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info<https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/>(follow link to “news” and then “conference calendars”)
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A.) Transportation Electrification (February 22):
Monday, February 22
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
On-Line Event
The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) is a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. Learn more about the group’s priorities and plans.
Speakers:
**Del. Marc Korman House Appropriations Committee (District 16, MD General Assembly)
**Del. Brooke Lierman House Environment & Transportation Committee (District 46, MD General Assembly)
**Ben Grumbles Cabinet Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment
**Charles Hernick Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
Moderator:
**Charles L. Washington, Jr. Director, Governmental & External Affairs, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
Cost - $10 per session with discounted session pricing for a series pass.
To register: https://marylandcleanenergycenter11.wildapricot.org/event-4118126/Registration
https://www.mdcleanenergy.org/events/policywatch2021
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B.) Energy Impacts of COVID-19 HVAC Mitigation Strategies (February 22):
Monday, February 22
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
On-Line Event
What is the energy impact of major HVAC system operation guidance to reduce transmission of COVID-19 inside buildings across the U.S. commercial building stock?
Speakers will discuss the energy implications of (1) 100% outdoor air ventilation rates, (2) installing MERV-13 filters or better, (3) disabling demand control ventilation, and (4) HVAC flushing mode operation.
Analysis of these measures using ComStock provides a national view of the energy implications for various commercial building types in all U.S. climate zones.
Speakers:
**Chris CaraDonna, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
**Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3197911290255550223
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C.) Maryland Climate Rally & Action Week Kickoff (February 22):
Monday, February 22
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
On-Line Event
Join the Climate Solutions Now coalition and organizations across Maryland for a Climate Action Week. We’ll get started with a #ClimateSolutionsNOW Rally and Kick-off event and then have meetings with key legislators from February 22-25th.
Speakers include:
**Bill McKibben, national climate action leader and co-founder of 350.org
Climate Solutions Now Act speakers:
**Delegate Dana Stein
**Senator Paul Pinsky
**Delegate Tony Bridges
Transit Safety and Investment Act speaker:
**Senator Cory McCray
Public Service Commission Act speaker:
**Delegate Lorig Charkoudian
Representatives from Coalition member organizations:
**Henry Cole, Clean Air Prince George’s County
**Fr. Richard Meadows Jr., Priest in charge of St. James Episcopal Church, westside and St. Michael and All Angels, Eastside
Sponsored by the Climate Solutions Now Coalition
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-rally-and-action-week-kickoff-tickets-139938242049
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D.) Lobbying Training to Advocate for Solar in Your Community (February 22):
Monday, February 22
7:00 PM
On-Line Event
How do you lobby effectively and safely during a pandemic? How do you get the attention for solar and renewables with so much else going on? What are the best ways to advance pro-solar policies at the state and federal levels?
We'll answer these questions and more in this free training session!
Join Solar United Neighbors (SUN)'s solar advocacy experts for an information-packed and action-focused webinar!
We welcome folks who are new to lobbying and those who have lobbying experience. We'll talk about the new national campaign, 30 Million Solar Homes, and then break out by state to discuss advocacy actions you can take in your area.
Speakers:
**Liz Veazey, Solar Advocacy Campaigner, Solar United Neighbors
**Lisa Trope, Engagement Specialist, Solar United Neighbors
Liz has 20 years of experience with clean energy, climate, and social justice organizing and advocacy. She's served in many leadership roles across the movement, most recently as Network Director at We Own It, building the movement for rural electric co-op reform and energy democracy.
Lisa will share knowledge from her eight years of environmental political organizing. Before coming to SUN, Lisa worked for two national non-profits focused on environmental campaigns around food, water, climate, trade, and energy development.
https://www.30millionsolarhomes.org/lobbying-training/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=weblink&utm_campaign=30msh
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E.) Senate Energy Committee Hearing on the Secretary of the Interior Nominee (February 23):
Tuesday, February 23
9:30 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will convene a hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Witness:
The Honorable Debra Haaland, to be Secretary of the Interior
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2021/2/hearing-to-consider-nomination-of-the-honorable-debra-haaland-to-be-the-secretary-of-the-interior
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F.) Climate Change - Defense, Development & Diplomacy (February 23):
Tuesday, February 23
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
On-Line Event
A panel discussion brought to you by the Master of International Affairs Program (and the Global Energy and the Environment Concentration) and the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program. In light of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, we bring together faculty climate experts from different regional and policy perspectives on development, diplomacy, and defense.
Panelists:
**Dr. Marcus D. King: Associate Professor and Director of the MAIA Program and former U.S. climate negotiator; teaches courses at ESIA on energy and environmental security.
**Dr. Nina Kelsey: Assistant Professor at ESIA, teaches courses in global environmental politics.
**Lisa Viscidi: Director - Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries at Inter-American Dialogue, Professorial Lecturer at ESIA, teaches a course on climate change in Latin America.
Moderator:
**Lee Ann Bryan (MAIA 2021): Lee Ann is an analyst at International Technology and Trade Associates who is a current student in the Global Energy and Environmental Politics concentration in the MAIA program.
To RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAGXBsW_zGeB6Hv9bIK8hXhOf6yBUnATVCI7ObfTPV619Qxg/viewform
https://calendar.gwu.edu/climate-change-defense-development-and-diplomacy
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G.) Leveraging Nature-Based Solutions to Drive Down Emissions (February 23):
Tuesday, February 23
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
On-Line Event
This webinar will examine how companies can approach using nature-based solutions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, including the most effective use of resources when investing in nature-based solutions, understanding the growing role of carbon removal in reaching net-zero emissions, and the criteria companies should consider when selecting projects. The webinar will also explore how to leverage natural solutions to reduce emissions within and outside a company’s value chain.
Speakers:
**Janet Peace, Chief of Advisory Services, Bluesource
**Kelley Kizzier, Associate Vice President for International Climate, EDF
**Shawn Patterson, Vice President, Environmental Management & Safety, DTE Energy
**Roberta Barbieri, Vice President, Global Water & Environmental Solutions Pepsico
Moderator:
**Verena Radulovic, Director of Corporate Engagement, C2ES
To register: https://c2es.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716122143731/WN_0daDTU3WRzm0_3Wy-UWl6w
https://www.c2es.org/event/leveraging-nature-based-solutions-to-drive-down-emissions
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H.) Trends in System Impacts, Reliability & Market Value of Solar in the United States (February 23):
Tuesday, February 23
1:00 PM
On-Line Event
With continued deployment of solar across the United States, assessing the interactions of solar with the power system is an increasingly important complement to studies tracking the cost and performance of solar plants. This webinar will highlight the historical contribution to reliability, trends in market value, and impacts on the bulk power system of solar deployed in the U.S. through the end of 2019.
The scope of this analysis includes the seven organized U.S. wholesale power markets and ten additional utilities, and is based on historical hourly solar generation profiles for each individual plant larger than 1 MW or county-level aggregate profiles for smaller solar. We will start with an overview summarizing the current state of solar deployment and review practices of determining solar’s capacity credit.
We then assess solar’s energy and capacity value, contextualize solar’s changing market value with its increasing penetration and compare it to recent power purchase contracts. We conclude with an analysis of solar’s overall system impact, ranging from altered price patterns to increasing ramp rates. For more information see https://emp.lbl.gov/renewable-grid-insights.
Speakers:
**Dr. Andrew D. Mills is a Research Scientist in the Electricity Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
**Dr. Jo Seel is a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at the Electricity Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
To register: https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lcl8MESeQvqtvojfY0Dfww
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I.) 34th Annual Power & Gas M&A Symposium 2021 (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
On-Line Event
2020 has been a year of turbulence. A global pandemic resulting in global depression, historically low fossil fuel prices, and a highly contested US Presidential election, have created both uncertainty and opportunity for asset owners and investors. Will the events of 2020 accelerate or slow down energy transition strategies as we step into 2021? As asset portfolios continue to shift away from fossil fuels, what are the opportunities and risks for investors?
Celebrating its 34th year, the Power and Gas M&A Symposium is the must-go event for professionals in the U.S. power and utilities sector, as senior executives and analysts come to together to discuss the important topics related to M&A and investments. Running for more than three decades, the Symposium is a highly-regarded platform to exchange thought-provoking discussions and connect with other senior executives in the power and utilities sector.
Make plans to join senior executives, generators, renewable developers, investment bankers, regulatory officials, asset managers and senior analysts, and legal and management advisors, to see how you can navigate a turbulent landscape in the power and utilities sector in 2021 and beyond.
To register: https://events.spglobal.com/event/0d555cef-9a4c-4b37-80d2-4a12ea3f9d18/regProcessStep1?RefId=MI%20Website&rt=suGjbadFj0uCGwHKysKQtQ
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J.) China’s Global Energy Finance & China-Latin America Development Finance Database Updates (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
On-Line Event
The Covid-19 pandemic along with the unfolding sovereign debt and climate crises have considerably upended government lending.
The economies of Latin America contracted by 7.7 percent in 2020, the largest contraction globally in the Covid-19 era and the largest in the region in 120 years. The region has experienced half a million deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, also the most in the world and has the slowest growth projected for 2021. Concomitantly, the pressures of climate change to shift to cleaner forms of energy are also weighing on governments and national budgets.
China, as the world’s largest bilateral creditor and the only nation to record economic growth last year, is in a unique position to help fund economic recoveries and the shift to clean energy. But a view of Chinese policy bank lending to global energy projects and to the Latin American and Caribbean region also hints at some of challenges related to global finance over the previous year. How has Chinese policy bank financing of global energy projects and to Latin America changed? And how are these changes likely to impact both recoveries from Covid-19 and the global shift to cleaner sources of energy?
Please join Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center and the Inter-American Dialogue for a webinar discussion on China’s overseas funding to Latin America and global energy projects. The Global Development Policy Center will present updates to its China’s Global Energy Finance Database, an interactive data project that exhibits financing for global energy projects by China’s two global policy banks—the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (CHEXIM). Following that, the Global Development Policy Center and the Inter-American Dialogue will discuss updates to the China-Latin America Finance Database, a joint project first launched in 2012, that also tracks loans from CDB and CHEXIM to Latin American and Caribbean governments and state-owned enterprises.
The panel will discuss the latest overall trends in China-Latin America state-to-state lending and China’s global energy finance, and feature a Q&A session with the audience.
To RSVP: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lw6tAGGzR8aD4IungEp8uA
https://www.thedialogue.org/events/online-event-chinas-global-energy-finance-china-latin-america-development-finance-database-updates/
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K.) The WATT Coalition Presents “Unlocking the Queue” (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
10:00 am – 11:30 am
On-Line Event
Improving grid operations could enable thousands of new renewable energy projects across the country - the technologies exist today and are ready for deployment.
This event marks the release of “Unlocking the Queue,” an in-depth report by The Brattle Group studying the impacts of GETs to accelerate renewable development, focusing on Kansas and Oklahoma as a case study. The report quantifies the benefits of GETs on new renewable energy development, local jobs, cost savings, and carbon emissions. Unlocking the Queue uses a sophisticated model for the regional case-study and uses the findings to estimate national impact.
Join Representative Kathy Castor, Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and a panel of experts on transmission planning to explore how Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) can unlock new clean energy potential.
Keynote Speaker:
**Representative Kathy Castor, Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Presentation of Report Findings:
**Jay Caspary, Vice President, Grid Strategies
Panelists:
**Rudolph Wynter, President & COO, Wholesale Networks and US Capital Delivery, National Grid
**Al Tamimi, Vice President, Transmission Planning & Policy, Sunflower Electric Power
**Rodica Donaldson, Senior Director, Transmission Strategy, EDF Renewables North America
**Nora Mead Brownell, EPSY Energy Solutions and former FERC Commissioner
Moderator:
**Jenny Erwin, Chair, WATT Coalition and Director, Strategic Marketing, Smart Wires
The event and the report are sponsored by the WATT Coalition.
About “Unlocking the Queue”: The study was conducted by The Brattle Group, with input from the WATT Coalition and funding from GridLab, EDF Renewables North America, NextEra Energy Resources, and Duke Energy Renewables.
To register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lhWH3BSwSduA5pspaaHr8A
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L.) Experimental Interventions to Facilitate Clean Cookstove Adoption & Mitigate Climate Change (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
On-Line Event
This webinar will provide a summary of research findings from the study “Experimental Interventions to Facilitate Clean Cookstove Adoption, Promote Clean Indoor Air, and Mitigate Climate Change” and related ongoing work at Stockholm Environmental Institute and North Carolina State University.
Study objectives were linked to feasibility improvements in clean stove design and dissemination and their impacts on health and climate. They include: 1) assess the acceptability and availability of different stove technologies and fuels, 2) experiment by varying stove price and social interactions among users to determine the impact of these variables on stove adoption rates, 3) measure in situ the impacts of stove adoption on indoor and outdoor air pollution, and climate-forcing, and 4) model the impacts of widespread stove adoption on regional and global climate through a range of scenarios directly informed by data from the field.
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8737207990196626190
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M.) Senate Environment Committee Hearing on Transportation & Climate Change (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
10:15 AM
G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing entitled, “Building Back Better: Investing in Transportation while Addressing Climate Change, Improving Equity, and Fostering Economic Growth and Innovation.”
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=A076F488-6A1E-41DB-9279-7C943023D8D9
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N.) How the United States Can Achieve a Green & Equitable Recovery (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
On-Line Event
As the United States looks to rebuild from the economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers have an opportunity to ensure that we build back better, in ways that create millions of well-paying jobs, spur billions in economic growth, and advance a low-carbon economy. Research shows that smart climate action is not only good for economic growth – it’s essential to it. These objectives go hand in hand and must be treated as intrinsically linked.
As Congress develops the recovery packages and the Biden-Harris Administration implements them, it is critical the measures are designed and executed in ways that address historical inequities and ensure the benefits of recovery efforts and new investment reach underrepresented communities. These measures must increase equity in access to clean energy and efficiency, as well as to stable, quality, sustainable employment opportunities for communities that are underserved, under-resourced, or impacted by the energy transition.
What investments and measures should Congress and Administration prioritize? How can these measures be developed to address persistent economic and energy access injustice? What new processes are needed to ensure participation? How can the Federal government build capacity within state and local governments to ensure both equitable access to the benefits of the clean energy revolution and a just transition for communities impacted by the transition away from fossil fuels?
Join World Resources Institute and World War Zero for a dynamic event discussing what a green and equitable recovery in the United States should look like with climate and energy experts.
Speakers:
**Carol Browner, Senior Counselor in the Sustainability Practice, Albright Stonebridge Group; Former Administrator, US EPA
**Raya Salter, Member, NYS Climate Action Council; Policy Director, NYRenews; Board of Directors Member, Environment and Energy Study Institute
**Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
**Neela Banerjee, Climate Editor, NPR
**Dan Lashof, U.S. Director, World Resources Institute
To register: https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t2pbozS6T9-oRZcnPBhYvQ
https://www.wri.org/events/2021/02/how-united-states-can-achieve-green-and-equitable
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O.) Documenting a Decade of Solar Cost Declines (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Webinar
Learn about the key findings from NREL’s new “U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark” report on cost declines in PV and energy storage.
To register: https://nrel.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nrel&service=6&rnd=0.8039736737160754&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrel.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b000000035a7dc8e864303a817320eecad4ae4b6f9f0f15fb8284cae27cadf0e4b6e579d6%26siteurl%3Dnrel%26confViewID%3D184617773949803882%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAMniu6yfC8T526akU6j_1lhca1g--eWKri4cYYFkVHQMg2%26
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P.) Climate Migrants - Protecting Immigrants from Adverse Impacts of Climate Change (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Webinar Only
As climate change intensifies and extreme weather events wreak havoc on communities, human populations are becoming increasingly mobile despite minimal legal protections for climate migrants. By 2050, events linked to climate change – including extreme drought and agricultural losses, wildfires, sea-level rise and other flooding, and impacted economies – are expected to forcibly displace 50-200 million people worldwide.
A particular challenge migrants face is the varied laws and processes each nation has in regard to immigration. Without a global framework for environmental refugees, this challenge is likely to worsen. One approach gaining traction to combat these issues is bilateral agreements between the countries where people are expected to leave and the countries likely to receive them, which may ease the migration process and provide protections for climate migrants.
How can international laws and agreements be leveraged to alleviate the disproportionate risks and harms migrants face from climate change and natural disasters? What are the opportunities and obstacles for climate migration policies and agreements? What should the core considerations be in the design of climate migration bilateral agreements? Join ELI and expert panelists to explore these questions and the opportunities and challenges to increase protections for climate migrants.
Panelists:
**Carl Bruch, Director, International Programs, and Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
**Maxine Burkett, Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
**Melisa Laelan, Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, Inc.
Shanna McClain, Ph.D., Global Partnerships Manager and Resilience Advisor, NASA Earth Sciences Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
**Michael Vastine, Director, Immigration Clinic and Professor of Law, St. Thomas University
To register: https://www.eli.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=930
https://www.eli.org/events/climate-migrants-protecting-immigrants-adverse-impacts-climate-change
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Q.) Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Use in Today’s Energy System (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Zoom Webinar
Hydrogen is rapidly emerging as a key fuel and ingredient to lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change in critical sectors of the global economy. But for hydrogen to make a significant contribution to the clean energy transition, we need policy options that overcome technical and commercial challenges, and allow hydrogen to be more broadly adopted for use in industrial processes, transportation and power generation.
To discuss how hydrogen can be made and used today in service of economic growth and rapid decarbonization, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy is pleased to host a panel of exceptional policy, technology, and commercial experts.
To register: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dGUE-bHoQbSDPx79efOv-A
https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/zero-carbon-hydrogen-use-today-s-energy-system
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R.) Environment, Peace & Conflict - Opportunities & Risks for the New Administration (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
On-Line Event
The new Biden administration faces a variety of challenges and a rapidly changing environment will exacerbate many of the challenges. There will be opportunities to make progress in the Arctic, the South China Sea, and other geopolitically sensitive regions. The administration could also pursue opportunities to build peace through cooperation in areas such as shared resources, climate action, or disaster prevention.
A failure to act decisively could leave military infrastructure at risk, accelerate the risk of environmentally induced migration, precipitate global health crises, or create other unanticipated environmental conflicts. On top of all of this, could a poorly planned process of transitioning to a carbon-free economy result in new conflicts over land, minerals, and other resources?
Please join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program for a discussion on the potential opportunities and risks the new administration will need to navigate in the coming years.
Moderator:
**Richard Matthew, Associate Dean of Research and International Programs, School of Social Ecology; Professor of Urban Planning, Public Policy, and Political Science; Director, Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, University of California, Irvine
Panelists:
**Tegan Blaine, Senior Advisor, Environment and Conflict, U.S. Institute of Peace
**Cynthia Brady, Global Fellow; Former Peacebuilding and Resilience Advisor (2018-2019) & Senior Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor (2005-2018) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
**Sherri Goodman, Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program; Former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
Lieutenant General Wallace Gregson (USMC, Ret.); former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
**Aaron Salzberg, Global Fellow; Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
To RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G12R61ieQJCZDZygvogKaA
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environment-peace-and-conflict-opportunities-and-risks-new-administration
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S.) The State of Long Duration Energy Storage (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
On-Line Event
Battery-driven energy storage systems are already being sold around the world to utilities and to homeowners with rooftop solar. However, studies suggest that energy storage for not just hours but for days and even weeks will be necessary to address the seasonal variation of expanded wind and solar power distribution. What technologies could step up to the plate as solutions, and how can we expedite their development?
Discussion Lead:
**Noël Bakhtian, Executive Director, Berkeley Lab Energy Storage Center
Featuring:
**Wesley Cole, Senior Energy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
**Mateo Jaramillo, CEO & Co-Founder, Form Energy, Inc.
**Eric Kim, Power Resources Planner, Silicon Valley Clean Energy
**Jan Pepper, Chief Executive Officer, Peninsula Clean Energy
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8142875776140216588?source=be
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T.) Biden’s 100% Clean Energy Plan - The Politics, the Economics, the Jobs, the Justice (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Webinar
Joe Biden ran for president on a platform of 100% clean electricity by 2035. That goal – 100% -- is at the core of his $1.9 trillion promise to fight climate change with new jobs and environmental justice.
But now that Biden is in office, how do we make this plan a reality? Can we really power our grid by 2035 without coal and oil and gas? The answer is a resounding YES, according to experts. But we have to hurry. Our political window to pass legislation this year is very narrow and the Earth itself is running out of time. Join this webinar and hear from leading voices on how we can pass a 100% clean energy bill THIS YEAR.
Join Leah Stokes of Evergreen Action, Stephanie Kelton of Stony Brook University, Michael Mann of Penn State, Quentin Scott of CCAN Action Fund, and Johnathan Williams of the Sunrise Movement.
Hosted by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, CCAN Action Fund, and Evergreen Action.
To register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/path-to-100/
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U.) Steering Societies Beyond GDP to the SDGs (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Webinar
The next webinar in the SSF series, Steering Society Beyond GDP to the SDGs, with ecological economist and futurist Hazel Henderson will feature green bank executive Ken LaRoe. In 2009, Ken founded First Green Bank, the first bank of its kind to promote positive environmental and social responsibility while operating as a traditional community bank.
Now Ken is launching Climate First Bank, starting in St. Petersburg, as a full-service community bank on a mission to positively impact the triple bottom line: people, planet, and prosperity, introducing Values-Based Banking to an unserved community. Join us to learn how Ken's efforts are steering society to SDGs.
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/180160890361275663
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V.) National Community Solar Partnership (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Webinar
The National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Webinar will showcase innovations that are being developed by our partners and highlight progress towards our goal of expanding affordable community solar access across the United States. Join us and learn about how you can get involved in this effort.
To register: https://nrel.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nrel&service=6&rnd=0.682323737125762&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrel.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b0000000258f6eceb6ce2e8069deade889fbf082cc6b0f0adc924a298b8e50680dd7dbd6b%26siteurl%3Dnrel%26confViewID%3D183259575357562638%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAK-iiEaczgM4OnAm7JCxRpsp6nUTtf3U3bD1wjvKTJ2Sw2%26
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W.) Electricity System in Crisis - How to Improve Reliability & Resilience Before the Next Disaster Strikes (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
4:00 PM
On-Line Event
Join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center for a dynamic public conversation as experts discuss grid reliability and resilience amid increasingly severe weather events, like that affecting the state of Texas, and the ongoing energy transition.
The energy system in the United States is in crisis. Residents across Texas have no electricity, no heat, and no water, and are fending for themselves as power outages extend for days in subfreezing temperatures. The world is already in an urgent fight to protect the planet from climate change, but the extreme weather events over the last year show that the time to update energy planning, processes, and infrastructure to prepare for more frequent and intense climate-induced natural disasters is already upon us.
The transformation of the energy system is well underway. The annual installed capacity of renewable energy is outpacing the growth of conventional fuel sources, utilities are working to digitize and upgrade grid management technologies, and everyday citizens are buying solar panels and electric vehicles. When natural disasters strike, the first reaction of many stakeholders is to blame others, especially new entrants to the system, for the disruptions. This distinguished panel will articulate the challenges to maintaining safe and reliable energy supplies, in the context of the energy transformation and the increasing threats of climate change, and discuss how the energy industry can work together with policymakers to build a more secure energy future.
A conversation with:
**Rob Gramlich, Founder and President, Grid Strategies
**Ben Hertz-Shargel, Head of Data Science and Demand Management Rhythm; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
**Heather Rock, Director, Climate Resilience, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
**Bentina Chisholm Terry, Senior Vice President, Metro Atlanta and Corporate Relations, Georgia Power
**Additional Speakers to Be Confirmed
Moderated by:
**Margaret Jackson, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
To register: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/energy-system-in-crisis-how-to-improve-reliability-and-resilience-before-the-next-disaster-strikes/#event-registration
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/energy-system-in-crisis-how-to-improve-reliability-and-resilience-before-the-next-disaster-strikes
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X.) Fossil Fuel Divestment in Montgomery County (February 24):
Wednesday, February 24
7:00 pm.
On-Line Town Hall
From the creation of 350MoCo in 2014, fossil fuel divestment for the County pensions has been at the core of our work. We believe that it is a moral necessity to use the County's financial power to fight the climate emergency and support a rapid and just transition from fossil fuels. As you may recall, thanks to the hard work of 350MoCo and our allies, a fossil fuel divestment bill (Bill 44-16) came before the County Council in late 2016. Although we fought hard for the bill to pass, it was ultimately held up in committee. Instead, the Council passed Resolution 18-804 in May of 2017. It directs, but not mandates, the boards of the Montgomery County Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust (CRHBT) to reduce fossil fuel holdings as much as possible.
Unfortunately, the Board of Investment Trustees (BIT) has ignored the resolution with no real oversight or pressure from the County Council. Our County's pension funds hold over $50 million in companies like ExxonMobil and Arch Coal.
The landscape of fossil fuel divestment has changed a great deal since 2016. This town hall will explain the significant recent developments in the world of fossil fuel divestment as well as demonstrate the financial imperative to act on the 2017 resolution and sell off the county's fossil fuel holdings.
Speakers:
**Tom Sanzillo, former New York State Comptroller.
**Bill McKibben, founder and senior adviser emeritus of 350.org.
**Nancy Romer, laor and social justice organizer, professor emerita Brooklyn College, CUNY
As the County looks to mobilize its resources to fight against climate catastrophe, it needs to mobilize all its powers to make change. Join us for this event and learn how the County's pension funds can be a part of the climate solutions we need.
To register: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/registration-for-fossil-fuel-divestment-townhall
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Y.) Companies in Transition Towards 100% Renewable Energy - Focus on Heating & Cooling (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Webinar
The IRENA Coalition for Action white paper “Companies in transition towards 100% renewable energy: Focus on heating and cooling,” showcases that many companies have already successfully integrated high shares of renewables into their heating and cooling operations. Nevertheless, companies and governments will need to work hand-in-hand to further accelerate decarbonization of the industrial sector.
This webinar will gather public and private sector stakeholders to discuss key opportunities and challenges faced by companies setting and implementing corporate renewable energy heating and cooling targets, including how policies can be designed to effectively encourage the use of renewable heating and cooling in industry. Discussions will include successful examples of companies that are transitioning to 100% renewable energy and have set ambitious renewable energy targets for their heating and cooling operations.
To register: https://irena-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eNrGD_X4R8yiU0uOXhKBcA?timezone_id=America%2FNew_York
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Z.) The Role of Industrial Policy & Trade in Shaping Clean Energy Supply Chains (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
10:00 am - 11:00 am
On-Line Event
The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program and BloombergNEF invite you to the release of their forthcoming report on “The Role of Industrial Policy and Trade in Shaping Clean Energy Supply Chains.”
The report traces the history of clean energy manufacturing and trade over the last 15 years, focusing on solar photovoltaics (PV), wind, and lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). It chronicles how governments enabled the development of these technologies and how they used trade policy to help build domestic manufacturing capacity, especially as China's role in these industries expanded. This report is the first of two reports examining the potential impact of trade disputes, national security concerns, and industrial policies on clean energy supply chains.
This conversation will center on the report's lessons about the interaction between industrial policy, trade barriers and the development of clean energy supply chains.
https://www.csis.org/events/role-industrial-policy-and-trade-shaping-clean-energy-supply-chains
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i.) Solar & Maryland Farms (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
11:00 a.m.
Webinar
Solar is a great fit for Maryland farms. Join us for a webinar to learn why.
Dr. Arjun Makhijani will join us. He recently completed a report, “Exploring Farming and Solar Synergies: An Analysis Using Maryland Data,” on the benefits of pairing solar and farms in Maryland.
The goal was to look at solar on farmland from the point of view of the farm operation – can agriculture + solar on the same land improve farm profitability, farm economic resilience and promote soil health and other ecological objectives at the same time. The answer: yes, if this dual use of land is well done and supported by good public policy. The benefits of solar electricity are, in this framework, a huge collateral benefit. While based on Maryland data, the approach to dual use of land for renewable energy and agriculture to the benefit of both seems widely applicable.
The report looks at what steps can be taken to ensure solar is developed so that it supports agriculture while generating electricity. Dr. Makhijani will share his findings with us.
Speakers:
**Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
**Lexie Hain, American Solar Grazing Association
**Representative, Solar United Neighbors,
To RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XQo9bzfOTsenyo4nOsKhgw
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ii.) Protection of the Ozone & Climate under the Montreal Protocol (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Webinar Only
A decade of research in the 1970s and 80s resulted in a fateful discovery: the ozone layer, which protects living things from harmful ultraviolet radiation, was not only depleting, but had, and significantly dissipated over Antarctica. This discovery accelerated an unprecedented global response that resulted in perhaps the most remarkable environmental international agreement to date: the Montreal Protocol.
The Montreal Protocol is a multilateral environmental agreement designed to phase out ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). It was ratified in 1989, only four years after the discovery of the ozone hole, and targeted chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which remove ozone in the stratosphere. At the time, CFCs and HCFCs were ubiquitous in household appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers. Since the ratification of the Montreal Protocol, ozone levels in the atmosphere have shown significant recovery, and in 2019, reports indicated the ozone hole was the smallest it has been since 1982, making the Montreal Protocol one of the most successful international agreements to date.
Join ELI and expert panelists intimately involved in the development, creation, and facilitation of the Montreal Protocol for a roundtable discussion to commemorate the success of this significant agreement, including how they successfully collaborated across multiple administrations, highlighting the challenges faced, and extrapolate lessons that can be applied to future global agreements and environmental governance.
Moderator:
**Maram T. Salaheldin, Associate, Clark Hill
Panelists:
**Stephen O. Andersen, Director of Research, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development
**Wayne Balta, Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs & Product Safety, IBM Corporation
**Eileen Claussen, Executive-in Residence, Love School of Business, Elon University
**David Doniger, Senior Strategic Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
**Alan Miller, former Principal Project Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
**Steven Shimberg, Principal, SJSolutions PLLC
**Durwood Zaelke, Founder and President, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
To register: https://www.eli.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=929
https://www.eli.org/events/protection-ozone-and-climate-under-montreal-protocol
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iii.) 350 Virtual Rally - Tell Biden People Power Not Pipelines (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
12:00 pm
On-Line Event
Enbridge is accelerating construction on Line 3. If built, this pipeline would carry 760,000 barrels of tar sands oil from Canada every day through a three-foot-wide pipe, as big as Keystone XL – devastating our climate, threatening the Mississippi River, and violating Indigenous treaty rights.
An incredible movement of tribal nations, climate and environmental groups, Indigenous organizers, and allies have been fighting this project for over six years, and we’re not stopping now.
We'll hear from on-the-ground activists and Indigenous leaders about what’s currently happening with Line 3 and Dakota Access pipelines (DAPL) and the ways you can show your support.
From climate activists to Indigenous leaders, the rally will feature:
**Winona LaDuke, Founder of Honor the Earth
**Tara Houska, Founder of Giniw Collective
**Dallas Goldtooth, Keep It in the Ground Campaign Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network
**Michael Leon Guerrero, Executive Director of Labor Network for Sustainability
**William Cameron, Stop the Dakota Access pipeline activist
**More speakers to come.
To register: https://350org.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016136043962/WN_2qvdDB0bTNmJGeQV5ofYbg
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iv.) Was the Energy Act of 2020 a Down Payment on Climate Policy? (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
On-Line Event
At the close of 2020, the COVID relief and year-end omnibus also included a broad modernization of our nation’s energy policies. The “Energy Act of 2020” was the culmination of many years of significant bipartisan effort and marks the first comprehensive energy legislation passed in over a decade. It combined bipartisan provisions from the Senate (S. 2657 American Energy Innovation Act) and House (H.R. 4447 Clean Energy Jobs and Innovation Act) bills, and reflects the priorities of many members of Congress to accelerate the development of technologies needed to meet our environmental and economic challenges.
The Act provides a timely and critical investment in the advancements in energy efficiency, energy storage, advanced nuclear, carbon capture, carbon removal, renewable energy, and other approaches needed to decarbonize our economy. Importantly, it brought bipartisan compromise on the phase out hydrofluorocarbons, greenhouse gases with extremely high warming potential.
Join CRES Forum and our expert speakers for a review of the bill and discussion on what its passage means for clean energy and climate action ahead.
Moderator:
**Charles Hernick, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, CRES Forum
Panelists:
**Jeremy Harrell, Policy Managing Director, ClearPath
**Neal Elliott, Director Emeritus, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - ACEEE
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/was-the-energy-act-of-2020-a-down-payment-on-climate-policy-tickets-141839053427
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v.) The Right Combination - Solar, Storage & Demand Response (February 25-26):
Thursday-Friday, February 25-26
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Webinar(s)
Join the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) for a webinar series to learn about DOE’s work to develop and demonstrate technologies that enable solar plus energy storage and demand response.
Utilities, researchers, and solar industry stakeholders are encouraged to attend to learn how these projects optimized the overall performance of solar energy systems by connecting them with storage and demand-response technologies.
These webinars will feature presentations from several organizations that demonstrated the use of smart inverters in conjunction with smart buildings, smart appliances, and utility communication and control systems. These projects helped pave the way for the integration of hundreds of gigawatts of new solar energy onto the electric grid.
Guest speakers from the following organizations will discuss their DOE-funded projects:
**Austin Energy – Austin, TX
**Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) – Knoxville, TN
**Extensible Energy – Berkeley, CA
**Fraunhofer USA – Boston, MA
**Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) – Honolulu, HI
To register for webinar #1: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfuGhpjItHi6UOxTmUMOqcyf9FYTavfo
To register for webinar #2:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-CspzIpE8E99hjgTFb-LYZqwuwM4Bo
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/events/right-combination-solar-storage-and-demand-response-day-1
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vi.) House Agriculture Committee Hearing on Climate Change & U.S. Agriculture (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
12:30 PM
Hybrid Hearing:
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
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via Cisco Webex
The full House Committee on Agriculture will convene a hearing entitled “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors.”
https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=2108
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vii.) State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry - 2020 Year in Review (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
On-Line Event
This annual lookback at the year in energy storage will cover advances in the U.S. market, including deployment trends, policy and regulatory updates; the state of the art in energy storage technologies; and the market outlook for the coming years. Dan Finn-Foley from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables will share his insights, with introductory remarks from Dr. Imre Gyuk from US DOE Office of Electricity.
This webinar is a presentation of the Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP). ESTAP is a federal-state funding and information sharing project that aims to accelerate the deployment of electrical energy storage technologies in the U.S. ESTAP is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity, managed by Sandia National Laboratories, and administered by the Clean Energy States Alliance. Learn more at www.cesa.org/projects/energy-storage-technology-advancement-partnership.
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7659516170852170510
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viii.) House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Climate Change & Social Responsibility (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
2:00 p.m.
Virtual Hearing
House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets will convene a hearing entitled “Climate Change & Social Responsibility: Helping Corporate Boards and Investors Make Decisions for a Sustainable World.”
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407109
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ix.) House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Energy & Climate Innovation (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
2:00 pm
Fully Virtual via Cisco Webex
The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies will convene a hearing entitled “Strategies for Energy and Climate Innovation.”
Witnesses:
**Dr. Colin Cunliff, Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
**Ms. Robin Millican, Director, Breakthrough Energy
**Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, University of Michigan
**Mr. Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/strategies-for-energy-and-climate-innovation
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x.) The Building Electrification Technology Roadmap Is Here (February 25):
Thursday, February 25
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Webinar
Building electrification technologies are potential game changers for getting to zero in the built environment. Join NBI’s Cathy Higgins and Alexi Miller to learn about new research on market-ready and emerging electrification products and their role in supporting California program and policy objectives for building decarbonization. The Building Electrification Technology Roadmap (BETR) is a first-of-its-kind study developed to help accelerate increased adoption of highly efficient electric technologies that displace fossil fuel technologies.
This session will cover the three key areas of BETR: 1) characterizing the status of building electrification technologies; 2) identifying roadblocks to adoption; and 3) providing targeted, near- and long-term actions needed to support building electrification.
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4615732633501554191
https://newbuildings.org/event/its-getting-betr-the-building-electrification-technology-roadmap-is-here/
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xi.) Sixty Minutes with Mauro Petriccione, Director General for Climate Action of the European Commission (February 26):
Friday, February 26
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Webinar
Join George Washington University and the Security and Sustainability Forum for the fifth webinar in the Leadership in Our Time webinar series. Mauro Petriccione will be interviewed by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow, Ambassador András Simonyi.
Mauro Petriccione is the Director General for Climate Action, in charge of overseeing the climate elements of the European Green Deal. He is the highest-ranking European Civil Servant whose area of responsibility is climate. Mr. Petriccione has 33 years of experience at the European Commission, where he has held various positions, with a focus on trade policy.
Ambassador Andras Simonyi will discuss with Mr. Petriccione the
**European Green Deal
**Challenges Europe faces to meet its net-zero ambitions for 2050
**Milestones of this journey, the role of government and private sector
**European policies for a climate-friendly post-COVID-19 recovery.
They will also discuss the future of cooperation with the United States in the field of climate in light of the Biden Administration's return to the Paris Agreement and the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow.
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9095590506583880971
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xii.) Congressional Climate Camp - Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors (February 26):
Friday, February 26
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
On-Line Event
Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our all-new, start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy.
Our second session will discuss the sectors with the highest carbon emissions , and highlight policy mechanisms to reduce emissions in each sector—power generation, industry, buildings, transportation, and agriculture. Each of these sectors has unique challenges in reducing carbon emissions. Federal policymakers have an array of options to address these challenges through coordinated action, thereby maximizing impact across sectors.
2:00 PM - Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette
2:05 PM – Agriculture: 9.9 percent of U.S. emissions
**Dr. Christina Tonitto, Ecosystem Scientist, Department of Global Development, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2:25 PM – Power Generation: 26.9 percent of U.S. emissions
**TBA
2:45 PM – Buildings: 12.3 percent of U.S. emissions
**Liz Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council | @USGBC
3:05 PM – Industry: 22 percent of U.S. emissions
**Dr. Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs | @Columbia
3:25 PM – Transportation: 28.2 percent of U.S. emissions
**John Porcari, formerly President of U.S. Advisory Services at WSP; formerly Obama Administration Deputy Secretary of Transportation
To register: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/022621camp#rsvp
https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/022621camp
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xiii.) Advancing the Energy Transition with Innovation & a Clean Energy Standard (March 2):
Tuesday, March 2
10:00 am - 11:15 am
On-Line Event
Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center for a conversation with Reps. David McKinley (R-WV) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) to discuss their legislative priorities and upcoming opportunities for spurring energy innovation and reducing power sector carbon emissions. Their Clean Energy Future through Innovation Act of 2020 established the first bipartisan proposal to accelerate the development and commercialization of clean energy technologies and establish clear and durable standards for their use in the electric power sector.
Following the discussion with the representatives, a panel of experts will provide their reactions and discuss their perspectives on how CES policies can advance the energy transition, support job creation and economic recovery, and strengthen America’s infrastructure.
Featured remarks by:
**Rep. David McKinley (R-WV), House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Ranking Member
**Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), House Energy and Commerce Committee
Moderated by:
**Sasha Mackler, Director of the Energy Project, BPC
Panel discussion with:
**Jeff Lyng, Director, Energy and Environmental Policy, Xcel Energy
**Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Moderated by:
**Lesley Jantarasami, Associate Director for Energy and Climate, BPC
To register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={359ACC31-286A-EB11-A812-000D3A8EE95B}
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/advancing-the-energy-transition-with-innovation-and-a-clean-energy-standard
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xiv.) Demystifying Environmental Credits (March 2):
Tuesday, March 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
On-Line Event via Zoom
Market-based approaches to climate change are currently being used in 12 states that account for more than a quarter of the US population and a third of GDP. California began operating a cap-and-trade program in 2013. Washington state launched its Clean Air Rule in 2017. Ten states participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Former NCAC-USAEE President and President of Powerhouse, Elaine Levin, will host featured expert Dr. Michael Walsh of Incubex to discuss:
**The basics - How market base incentives to climate change work
**RECs, LCFS, RINS, CCA & RGGIs - So many acronyms. What are the differences? What kind of impact have these programs had so far? Have they really reduced the use of fossil fuels?
**The next step - financial markets. Futures contracts in energy provide a market for producers and consumers to hedge their risk. They also provide price discovery. Environmental credits futures have started trading on the Nodal Exchange based in the Washington, DC area. What are the benefits? How do they work? What is the outlook for participation in these markets?
Free for NCAC members; Non-Members – $35.00
To register: https://www.ncac-usaee.org/event-4155108/Registration
https://www.ncac-usaee.org/event-4155108?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=2/22/2021
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xv.) Advancing U.S.-Republic of Korea Cooperation on Nuclear Energy (March 3):
Wednesday, March 3
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
On-Line Event
The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are longstanding civil nuclear partners. However, the domestic nuclear energy industries in both countries are struggling. The new Atlantic Council report, “Advancing US-ROK Cooperation on Nuclear Energy,” examines opportunities for bilateral collaboration to revitalize the nuclear energy industry in each country.
Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center for the launch of the new report and a conversation about how the United States and ROK can leverage their shared interests in nuclear energy research and development and advanced technology to strengthen bilateral trade and exports to third-party countries.
Please join this timely conversation via the web application Zoom, which is accessible through your web browser, the Zoom desktop or mobile app, and by phone. If you wish to join the question and answer period, you must join by app or web. You must register to receive further information on how to join the virtual audience.
To register: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/advancing-us-rok-cooperation-on-nuclear-energy
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xvi.) IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021 (March 4):
Thursday, March 4
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
On-Line Event
The CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program is pleased to invite you to a discussion of the IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021. The report examines pathways out of the Covid-19 crisis, as well as longer-term trends, exploring how India’s energy sector might evolve to 2040 under a range of scenarios.
The event will begin with a brief overview by Tim Gould on the India Energy Outlook 2021, followed by a presentation of the report's findings by Peter Zeniewski and Siddharth Singh. We will conclude with a panel discussion and a Q&A session, moderated by Neelima Jain (CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies).
Featuring:
**Tim Gould, Head of Division, Energy Supply Outlooks and Investment, International Energy Agency
**Peter Zeniewski, Lead Gas Analyst for the World Energy Outlook, International Energy Agency
**Siddarth Singh, Lead Country Analyst and Coordinator – India (consultant), International Energy Agency
https://www.csis.org/events/ieas-india-energy-outlook-2021
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xvii.) Amplifying the Sustainability & Biodiversity Benefits of Solar (March 4):
Thursday, March 4
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
On-Line Event
Demand for solar energy continues to accelerate. Signed power purchase agreements exceeding 70 GW will result in more than 500,000 acres of new PV solar by the end of 2024, with millions more acres to follow. But bare ground or turfgrass on solar facilities can contribute to the widespread decline in biodiversity, causing new challenges to the sustainability of ecosystems and agriculture.
How can solar energy align the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis? PV solar design and land management practices offer the potential to amplify the sustainability and biodiversity benefits of solar.
In this webcast, forward-thinking energy advocates and buyers will tell how they are using procurement to accelerate innovation in the solar industry and realize additional environmental lift for their projects and brands.
Among the things you will learn:
**How the vegetation under and around solar projects can provide numerous system and ecosystem service benefits, including additional sequestered carbon and increased abundance of pollinators
**Why Clif Bar & Company and Bank of America decided to pursue these practices
**How you can ensure responses to your RFPs include projects with amplified sustainability and biodiversity benefits
Moderator:
**Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group
Speakers:
**Elysa Hammond, SVP of Environmental Stewardship, Clif Bar & Company
**Beth Wytiaz, SVP Global Environmental Operations, Bank of America
**Rob Davis, Founder, Center for Pollinators in Energy, Fresh Energy
https://www.greenbiz.com/webcast/pv-plus-amplifying-sustainability-and-biodiversity-benefits-solar
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xviii.) Energy & Utilities (March 5):
Friday, March 5
10:00 AM
On-Line Event
With the 2020 election now behind us, what can we expect next in Washington, D.C.? As our new and returning elected officials get to work, experts are outlining their top considerations for Congress and the next administration on the chief policy issues facing the United States.
This is the third event in the Duke in DC Beyond Talking Points series, which will gather researchers to discuss the current policy environment, provide recommendations for Congress and President Joe Biden and forecast what to expect from the executive and legislative branches in 2021.
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To register: https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wEeOjwHaQGWxnIfhiLfz3w
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ABOUT US
The SUN DAY Campaign is a non-profit research and educational organization founded in 1992 to support a rapid transition to 100% reliance on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency as cost-effective alternatives to nuclear power and fossil fuels and as a strategy for addressing climate change.
Its work, including this weekly calendar, is made possible by financial support from its readers.Please help us continue to make it available by making a (tax-deductible) donation todayby mailing a check to the SUN DAY Campaign. The address is 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912. Please call (301) 270-6477 x.6 to find out more.
Thank you for your support!
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*To be included in this calendar, events mustgenerallymeet the following criteria:
a.) have a clear and explicit nexus to energy or climate change issues (i.e., not merely general environmental issues)
b.) be open to the public
c.) be in-person events (i.e., usually webinars & other on-line events are not listed w. exception of during the current COVID-19 crisis period)
d.) be free or low-cost (i.e., usually $100 or less)
e.) usually originate within the Washington, DC area (roughly defined as being within the Beltway but during the pandemic some virtual non-DC events are also being included)
f.) not be in violation of the SUN DAY Campaign's 501 c-3 tax status (e.g., political candidate fundraisers)
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