2024 Global Methane Forum: Day One
The 2024 Global Methane Forum is a premier global event that will bring together global thought and industry leaders in Geneva, Switzerland from 18-21 March 2024 to promote replicable methane mitigation successes and mobilize action to achieve ambitious methane emission reductions. This event will be organized jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Group of Experts meetings – the 19th Session of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition, and the 11th Session of the Group of Experts on Gas.
The goals of the 2024 Global Methane Forum are to:
- Convene and inspire high-level international participants to advance action to achieve ambitious global methane mitigation targets;
- Highlight methane mitigation activities, including to achieve the goals of the Global Methane Pledge;
- Share information about technical, policy, financing, and regulatory issues related to methane policy and project development; and
- Engage and enhance private sector participation in methane mitigation.
The Forum will be hosted by the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in partnership with the Global Methane Hub and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
The Comedy Show for Climate Defiance
Get ready to laugh your way to climate action with The Comedy Show for Climate Defiance, brought to you by Grassroots Comedy! Join us for an evening of hilarity and activism as we team up with the fearless youth-led group, Climate Defiance, to make the powers-that-be quake…with laughter!
When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, Climate Defiance doesn’t just go along to get along. They block doors, crash galas, and shut down speeches faster than you can say “carbon footprint.” Because let’s face it, when our very lives are on the line, it’s time to bring the fight AND the funny.
Featuring double headliners Robert Mac (Comedy Central, Dry Bar) and Reem Edan (Sirius XM, Laugh After Dark), this show is guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles while we elevate environmental concerns straight to the political spotlight and raise funds that make this work possible. Chelsea Handler herself raves about Climate Defiance as “the best new, nonpartisan group that goes after politicians on both sides in the U.S.”
So grab your tickets, gather your friends, and get ready to laugh, cheer, and maybe even join the movement. Because when it comes to saving the planet, we believe laughter is not just the best medicine—it’s the best form of defiance!
At Busboys & Poets, 450 K St. NW
7:00 PM
Doors Open
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Show Begins
U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands region
Full committee hearing.
Witnesses:- Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C.
- Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
- Michael Schiffer, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development
A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat
Full committee hearing.
Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich)
Witnesses:- Lori Moore-Merrell, Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- David W. Fogerson, Chief, Division on Emergency Management and Office of Homeland Security, Department of Public Safety, State of Nevada
- Jamie Barnes, Director, Forestry, Fire and State Lands, Department of Natural Resources, State of Utah
- Lucinda Andreani, Deputy County Manager and Flood Control District Administrator, Coconino County, State of Arizona
- Christopher P. Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector
Subcommittee hearing.
Rescheduled from February 15.
Witnesses:- David Albright, President, Institute for Science and International Security
- Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Theresa Sabonis-Helf, Concentration Chair for Science, Technology, and International Affairs, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service
The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal
Full committee hearing.
Witness:- Shalanda D. Young, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Markup of Bipartisan Conservation and Economic Development Bills
- S. 3891, A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities, regions, and States across the United States, and for other purposes (Carper-Capito)
- S. 3791, A bill to reauthorize the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes (Carper-Capito)
- S. 3858, A bill to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes (Kelly-Lummis)
More information on America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act (S. 3791).
More information on the Legacy Mine Clean Up Act 2024 (S. 3858).
American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code
Full committee hearing.
Member Statements- Ron Wyden (D – Ore.)
- Mike Crapo (R – Idaho)
- Mark R. Widmar, Chief Executive Officer, First Solar, Inc., solar panel manufacturer
- Anna Fendley, Director Of Regulatory & State Policy, United Steelworkers
- Shannon Janis, Vice President Of Global Tax, Onsemi, semi-conductor manufacturer
- Courtney Silver, President And Owner, Ketchie, Inc., precision parts manufacturer
- Peter R. Huntsman, Chairman, President, And Chief Executive Officer, Huntsman Corporation, petrochemical manufacturer
Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
Full committee hearing to examine the findings and recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, issued in September 2023.
Witnesses:- Meryl Harrell, Deputy Under Secretary — Natural Resources and the Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Joan Mooney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary — Policy, Management, and Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Cody Desautel, Executive Director, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, forestry industry commissioner
- Madelene McDonald, Senior Watershed Scientist, Denver Water, public utilities industry commissioner
- Kelly Norris, State Forester, Wyoming State Forestry Division
Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid
Subcommittee hearing.
- Chair Pat Fallon (R-Texas)
- Ranking Member Cori Bush (D-Mo.)
- James P. Danly, Partner, Energy Regulation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
- Travis Fisher, Director of Energy and Environmental Studies, Cato Institute
- Jonathon Monken, Principal, Coverage Strategies (Minority Witness)