Good evening,
National Clean Energy Week is off to a great start! We hope you had a chance to enjoy at least one of the great events we hosted today as part of our Policy Makers Symposium.
If not, there is still time to register and see all of the remaining events and view archived events soon. You can also get live updates by following us @NCEWConf on Twitter. Below are some noteworthy highlights from the first day:
ON FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY WEEK, U.S. REPS. CURTIS AND LOWENTHAL INTRODUCE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING SECTOR’S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
As National Clean Energy Week 2020 officially kicked off today in communities across the country, U.S. Reps. John Curtis (R-UT) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) have introduced a bipartisan House resolution formally recognizing the event, and clean energy’s role in growing the American economy. The measure officially proclaims Monday, Sept. 21 through Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 as “National Clean Energy Week” and encourages individuals and organizations to support commonsense solutions that address the economic, environmental, and energy needs of the United States in the 21st century. A total of 71 Members of Congress joined as original co-sponsors of the resolution. Read more.
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR WOLF AND MAINE GOVERNOR MILLS JOIN MORE THAN 20 OTHERS IN RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY WEEK
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has issued a state proclamation recognizing September 21-25, 2020 as Clean Energy Week in his home state, and Maine Governor Janet Mills did the same in the Pine Tree State. They join more than 20 governors who issued proclamations prior to the week’s events. For a map showing all the states with official
proclamations, click here.
NOTABLE QUOTES FROM DAY ONE OF NCEW
“As we look to the future, we must achieve economic growth and clean energy together.”
- Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes
“Our kids don’t give a damn about what’s politically possible.”
- U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL)
"The business community is stepping up to the climate challenge and is doing so to meet the expectations of their customers, workforce, shareholders, and the public."
- GEI President Marty Durbin
"There’s been a cataclysmic shift and we’re seeing Republicans getting more proactive and being supportive of a broader suite of technology."
- ClearPath Head of Policy Jeremy Harrell
TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 - 10:00 AM ET
Private Sector Innovation: Accelerating the Greening of the Grid in Forgotten America
10:30 - 11:30 AM ET
Renewable Energy in My Backyard: A Focus on Property Rights
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
12:00 - 12:30 PM ET
Senators' Dialogue with Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Co-Chairs of Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
12:30 - 1:30 PM ET
The American Farmer: Tomorrow's Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Mogul
1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
Renewable Energy Development in the West: Successes, Hurdles and the Path For Increased Development
2:30 - 3:00 PM ET
Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), Ranking Member, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
3:00 - 3:15 PM ET
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
3:15 - 4:30 PM ET
Towards a More Secure Power Supply: Domestically Resourced, Reliable, Resilient
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