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Our live webcasts will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on how a national climate bank could deploy capital at scale to advance climate change solutions. Over 20 green banks currently exist in the United States, providing flexible and affordable financing for a wide range of clean energy projects that lower emissions and boost climate resilience. Because of their unique, mission-driven mandates to address social and environmental issues, these entities are well-positioned to provide targeted investments in rural areas, low- and moderate-income communities, and communities of color that are disproportionately affected by polluting facilities and climate change impacts and are often unable to access traditional funding sources. This briefing will explore the climate mitigation and adaptation benefits that would be unlocked by a national climate bank, building upon the experiences of successful green banks acros

Modernizing the U.S. Energy System: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Forward Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 04 Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow June 11 Modernizing America’s Transmission Network June 25 Leveraging Grid Edge Integration for Resilience & Decarbonization Our live webcasts will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series about the climate benefits of modernizing the nation’s energy system. As renewable energy infrastructure is scaled up across the country, moving that energy from where it is generated to the people who will use it is critical to meeting the country’s decarbonization goals. Investments in the transmission network will not only build demand for renewable energy use, but will also create jobs, increase the grid’s efficiency, and lower costs for consumers. Panelists will discuss what is needed to modernize the t

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policy to Decarbonize High-Emission Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Public Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EDT 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 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 fifth and final session will look at budget reconciliation, an oftentimes difficult-to-understand process that allows Congress to pas

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast On April 22, the Biden-Harris Administration announced America’s new greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments in the context of the Paris Agreement. The new U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) sets a goal of reducing emissions by 50-52 percent based on a 2005 baseline by 2030. The new NDC signals a return to U.S. leadership on climate change that will need to be matched with federal policies and programs that transition the United States to a resilient and equitable clean energy economy. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing on everything you need to know about the new NDC. Experts will discuss the new emissions reduction goal, why it matters, and how it can be used as a guide for domestic federal policy development and design. The briefing will also explain how the U.S. NDC fits into the overall architecture of international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an

A live webcast will be streamed at 1:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and U.S. Nature4Climate (USN4C) invite you to a briefing on the role natural climate solutions can play in both mitigating climate change and stimulating the economy. Natural climate solutions, such as sustainable forestry and regenerative agriculture, reduce carbon emissions and sequester carbon through management of the world’s forests, grasslands, and wetlands. Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the important role America’s natural and working lands can play in efforts to tackle climate change. There is also growing evidence that these natural climate solutions can serve as a powerful mechanism to drive an equitable economic recovery—with lasting benefits for both rural and urban communities. Panelists will provide an overview of the diverse range of climate-sensitive strategies that can be implemented in America’s farms and ranches, forests, grasslands and urban communities.

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT 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 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 fourth session will look at a suite of climate solutions that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing on local, state, and federal policies and programs as well as new technologies that will make you rethink waste management, who is responsible for waste, and whether waste is worthless. The United States generates nearly 300 million tons of municipal solid waste per year—or almost one ton of waste per person, the most per capita in the world. About half of this waste ends up in landfills, which account for 15 percent of human-caused domestic methane emissions and threaten local water sources with toxic liquid. Meanwhile, recycling has become uneconomic and requires new approaches to be a viable, cost-effective waste management strategy. Creative solutions are needed to stem the deluge of waste, and public and private sector innovators are leading the charge. This briefing will feature speakers from cities, states, and the private sector working t

A live webcast will be streamed at 11:00 AM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing on raising global ambition to fund and implement climate adaptation and resilience. During Earth Day week, the Biden-Harris Administration will host the Leaders Summit on Climate and will unveil its new greenhouse gas reduction goal—the U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution—under the Paris Agreement. Designed to build momentum ahead of the next meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP26, the Summit is expected to focus on how major emitting countries can redouble efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across sectors and geographies. This briefing will highlight the complementary global efforts to advance climate adaptation and resilience in the lead-up to COP26. These efforts are intended to share best practices, develop metrics, and mobilize countries and subnational actors dedicated to protecting people an

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Climate events like sea-level rise, extreme precipitation, and dangerous heatwaves and cold snaps—like the one Texas recently endured—stress our already vulnerable affordable housing stock and disproportionately impact low-income, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Preparing for climate shocks by assessing the vulnerability of buildings and communities to climate events and improving the resilience of affordable housing and neighborhood infrastructure are necessary to avoid future financial and social impacts on owners, residents, and communities. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing hosted in coordination with the National Housing Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council (national partners with the Energy Efficiency for All project) about the challenges and opportunities involved in protecting physically and socially vulnerable communities from the worst impacts of climate change. S

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast — Briefing Backgrounder — Toward an Evidence-Based Nuclear Energy Policy: Gaps in Research, Regulation, Policy, and Practice in the U.S. Nuclear Industry, and What Policymakers Can Do to Bridge Them (PDF) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join an online briefing on nuclear energy issues, including the current economics of the U.S. nuclear power industry, how to approach decommissioning as more civilian reactors shut down, and what to do with their high-level radioactive waste. In particular, the briefing will assess the impacts of extending the licenses of existing nuclear plants and pursuing “advanced reactors” as a way to fight climate change. As U.S. nuclear plants age out or become unprofitable, the growing number of shuttered reactors has spawned a new decommissioning business model which promises to remediate sites quickly, but also raises new questions about safety, financial assuran

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT 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 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 third session will look at past legislative efforts to establish climate policy and the current political and pu

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast Hosted in coordination with: Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus Sponsored by: Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Environmental and Energy Study Institute The ninth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), was released on February 18, 2021, and is available to download at www.bcse.org/factbook. The Factbook provides updates on industry information and trends for the U.S. energy economy, with an in-depth look at the energy efficiency, natural gas, and renewable energy sectors, as well as emerging areas such as digitalization, micro-grids, offshore wind, hydrogen, and renewable natural gas.

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing to hear from a panel of experts about how federal energy efficiency programs create jobs and deliver direct meaningful savings to constituent homeowners, consumers, and businesses—all while reducing the stresses and strains on our energy system. Making investments in energy efficiency also encourages productive public-private partnerships and collaboration, improves the sustainability and resilience of our communities, and contributes to meaningful, near-term reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing hosted in coordination with the National Housing Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council (national partners with the Energy Efficiency for All project) about the costs and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn for housing and energy services. Panelists will explore issues faced locally by communities hard-hit by the dual crises, especially in southern and midwestern regions, including mounting utility bill arrearages; electric, gas and water shutoffs; and evictions. The harmful effects of the crises are distributed unevenly, with unjust burdens crushing low-income, Black, Indigenous, and people-of-color communities. Speakers will also discuss national policy solutions that can deliver relief and help communities eager to recover. The Biden-Harris Administration and many in Congress are proposing increases in energy,

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 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 first session will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2022. Presenters will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Then, the session will dive into how stimulus packages take shape, the role of climate action in stimulus, and what to expect in the upcoming months as the new administration and the 117th Congress work to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-1

A live webcast will be streamed at 3:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) 2020 is a major benchmark year for climate goals, with national governments, cities, states, corporations, higher education institutions, faith-based groups, and investors aiming to reach initial targets by this year. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing to assess progress towards climate mitigation and adaptation goals in the United States as we reach the last few weeks of 2020. What climate goals have been met and where did they fall short? What challenges emerged and what innovations and policies helped? The briefing will feature a presentation of two major reports, We Are Still In to Deliver America’s Pledge: A Retrospective and Delivering on America’s Pledge: Achieving Climate Progress in 2020. Together, the reports cover progress made by states, cities, and businesses to reduce emissions since 2017 and explore the implications of COVID-19 on reac

By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Nov. 17 Ports Leading the Way on Mitigation and Resilience Nov. 18 After COVID: A Lower Carbon Future for Commercial Aviation Nov. 19 The State of Play for Public Transit Overview of the transportation series A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series on climate mitigation and adaptation in the transportation sector. The series will cover ports, aviation, and public transit. Public transit systems across the country have seen major declines in ridership due to COVID-19. In spite of this and other challenges brought on by the pandemic, many transit systems have not wavered on their climate and sustainability commitments. Dr. Cris Liban of Los Angeles Metro, Kammy Horne of VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas, and Erik Johanson of Southeastern Penn

By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Nov. 17 Ports Leading the Way on Mitigation and Resilience Nov. 18 After COVID: A Lower Carbon Future for Commercial Aviation Nov. 19 The State of Play for Public Transit Overview of the transportation series A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series on climate mitigation and adaptation in the transportation sector. The series will cover ports, aviation, and public transit. As commercial aviation recovers from the COVID-19 contraction, it will be critical to foster strategies and policy to help the industry reduce its climate impact. In this briefing, we will examine two of these strategies—sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and aircraft technology improvements. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) will deliver opening remarks. Chris Tindal of the Commercial Aviation

By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Nov. 17 Ports Leading the Way on Mitigation and Resilience Nov. 18 After COVID: A Lower Carbon Future for Commercial Aviation Nov. 19 The State of Play for Public Transit Overview of the transportation series A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series on climate mitigation and adaptation in the transportation sector. The series will cover ports, aviation, and public transit. U.S. ports, which are critical infrastructure for international trade and local economies, are vulnerable to sea level rise, erosion, storm surge, and flooding exacerbated by climate change. This briefing will feature two port systems that are leading the way to adapt to climate impacts while reducing port greenhouse gas emissions. Joshua Berger, Governor Inslee’s Maritime Sector Lead