Getting the Gas Sector’s Energy Transition Underway
A video recording of the event is available here.
Thanks to states' decarbonization commitments and the availability of technological alternatives to gas-reliant appliances, the coming decades are likely to see radical reductions in natural gas use in residential and commercial buildings and the adoption of clean alternatives. Navigating this transformation successfully will be a monumental endeavor—one that the federal government can support, but cannot undertake itself. It is a task for the states. While multiple agencies within each state will be involved, state public utility commissions will have a central role to play.
The Institute for Policy Integrity, Columbia Law School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and NYU School of Law's State Energy & Environmental Impact Center brought together officials from some of the states leading the way in this transition and ask them to share their distinct perspectives and insights about the path forward.
Speakers
Lesley E. Cohen, Nevada Assemblywoman
Jennifer Danis, Senior Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
David Danner, Chair of Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission
Justin Gundlach, Senior Attorney, Institute for Policy Integrity
John Rhodes, former Chair of New York's Public Service Commission
Rebecca Tepper, Energy & Environment Bureau Chief, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Niina Farah, E&E News (moderator)
