Congressional Climate Camp #2: Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast 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 Dr. Deepakraj Divan, Professor and Director of the Center for Distributed Energy at the Georgia Institute of Technology 2:45 PM BUILDINGS 12.3 percent of U.S. emissions Liz Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council 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 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