Hill Heat

Subcommittee hearing titled “Holding the Biden-Harris EPA Accountable for Radical Rush-to-Green Spending.”

Hearing memo

Witness:

• Sean W. O’Donnell, Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

What does the future of electricity look like in the wake of major climate policy packages including the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act? EPRI and Resources for the Future (RFF) will explore recent findings and the latest power sector modeling.

Join us on Wednesday, February 15 for this RFF Live virtual event featuring opening remarks by EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Joseph Goffman, followed by a panel of energy sector modelers from RFF, EPRI, EPA, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Panelists will present recent findings on how the electricity sector is expected to transform in the coming decades as a result of the IRA, illuminating a new baseline for the sector.

Presented by EPRI and RFF

Opening and Framing

• Billy Pizer, RFF
• Robert Chapman, EPRI
• Joseph Goffman, EPA

Panelists

• Karen Palmer, RFF (moderator)
• John Bistline, EPRI
• Cara Marcy, EPA
• Daniel Steinberg, NREL
• Kevin Rennert, RFF

Register to attend virtually.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a major landmark for American efforts to address the climate crisis that would be the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history and get the country within striking distance of its 2030 emissions reduction target.

If passed, the package of climate and clean energy investments will have a tremendous impact on innovation and cost reductions for a whole set of clean-energy solutions. The investments would help accelerate the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy and offer Americans a plethora of savings, health and economic benefits. The bill will also be critical in making progress toward the nation’s climate goal and show other countries that the U.S. is still a leader in the fight against climate change.

Join us for a press briefing on August 8, 20222 ET to help distill some of the major takeaways of the IRA, what it means for the U.S. ambitions to achieve its 2030 emissions reduction target, and how it may affect the global climate policy debate in the months ahead.

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