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Past Events
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TRAINING: Federal Accountability and Environmental Justice Obligations
This was the second part of our training series, focusing on providing Environmental Justice communities with the tools to effectively engage with government at all levels. This training focused on how Environmental Justice is considered in the regulatory processes across federal agencies and ways that communities can engage the process. Participants learned how rules and regulations are created by different agencies to protect the environment, public health, and public welfare.
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CONFERENCE: Emissions Accounting to Accelerate Decarbonization
As electricity demand rises and many companies and organizations commit to using more clean energy, robust emissions-accounting rules could help determine the pace of decarbonization. This conference explored best practices for measuring the clean energy content or carbon dioxide emissions linked to a particular unit of electricity consumption. The conference brought together a wide array of stakeholders to discuss different approaches to carbon-dioxide-emissions accounting and their potential to make clean energy procurement policies and corporate commitments more effective, in the U.S. and internationally.
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TRAINING: Understanding Environmental Justice Laws and Policies
This training presented a high-level overview of key laws and policies that require the consideration of Environmental Justice (EJ) issues in decisionmaking at the federal and state level for New York and New Jersey. Participants left the training with a deeper understanding of both the possibilities and limitations of EJ laws and policies, and pathways for communities to effectively engage with the government on EJ issues.
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WEBINAR: Energy Disruptions and Resilience
Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of grid-threatening weather events, including storms and wildfires, at a time when the grid itself is undergoing significant changes. These challenges require decisionmakers to understand the impacts of energy system failures, how to mitigate them, and how to increase overall grid resilience. At this event, several researchers discussed their ongoing projects aimed at these issues and shared their initial findings. We also heard from the Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy at the California Public Services Commission about the Commission's efforts to promote reliable and resilient energy in California.
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WEBINAR: Energy Access and Equity Research
The energy transition is an economy-wide undertaking, and it will have wide-ranging impacts on supply chains, energy prices, and the job market. Researchers are currently working to better understand the distributional impacts of our changing energy system and how we can avoid placing disproportionate burdens on certain communities already bearing the brunt of harmful pollution and climate change. At this event, several researchers discussed their ongoing projects in this area and their initial findings. We also heard from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Deputy Commissioner for Climate Change, Air Resources, and Energy about his current work and his views on what kind of equity-focused research is most helpful and necessary for policymakers at this moment.