Webinar: Investing in Building Electrification

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When:
June 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
2022-06-08T10:00:00-07:00
2022-06-08T11:30:00-07:00
Where:
Online
About a quarter of California’s greenhouse gas emissions come from residential and commercial buildings.
Hear from policy-makers and green energy experts talking about the investments necessary to quickly and equitably de-carbonize residential and commercial buildings in California.Some cities have taken the first steps toward all-electric buildings, like banning gas infrastructure in new construction, but current efforts don’t go nearly far enough.Register here

Speakers:

California Senator Josh Becker, who represents most of San Mateo County and the northern part of Santa Clara County. He is the author of several bills focused on accelerating California’s transition to 100% clean energy and net zero emissions. and on leveraging technology to provide greater economic mobility for all Californians.

Zoe Elizabeth, Deputy Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy at Silicon Valley Community Energy, where she leads the organization’s policy and government initiatives.

Laura Gromis,  Executive Director of the US Green Building Council in Central California. The USGBC promotes “transforming how our buildings are designed, constructed and operated through LEED, the world’s most widely used green building system.”

Alison Nemirow, Associate Director, Sustainable Economics, AECOM, an international infrastructure consulting firm.

More speakers to be announced.

WHERE

Online. Register here

This webinar is the sixth in The Climate Center’s Investing in Climate Action for Jobs, Health, and Equity webinar series.

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