Climate & Energy Challenges and Policy Recommendations for Virginia
Educational Webinar: Climate & Energy
The education series hosts weekly webinars every Thursday at 11 AM starting from Oct. 6th to Nov. 3rd. Leading experts in the field will highlight the state-based policy recommendations throughout the 5 chapters of VCN’s Our Common Agenda briefing book: (1) Clean Water & Flood Resiliency, (2) Land & Wildlife Conservation, (3) Land Use & Transportation, (4) Climate & Energy, and (5) Good Governance. The virtual webinars are open to the public and recommended for staff of environmental organizations, legislative and administrative policy staff, and members of the general public who want to help advance policy initiatives.
The Climate & Energy Webinar featured our briefing book authors and their policy papers:
- Realizing Virginia’s Clean Energy Transformation by Nate Benforado, Senior Attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center
- Creating Jobs & Savings with Energy Efficiency by Lena Lewis, Energy and Climate Policy Manager at The Nature Conservancy
- Advancing an Affordable & Equitable Clean Energy Transition by Kendl Kobbervig, Advocacy and Organizing Manager at Clean Virginia
- Curbing Electric Utilities’ Political Influence by Kendl Kobbervig, Advocacy and Organizing Manager at Clean Virginia
- Getting It Right with Utility Scale Solar by Emily Piontek, VA Energy Democracy Field Coordinator at Appalachian Voices
- Preventing Pipeline Harms by Jessica Sims, VA Field Coordinator at Appalachian Voices
- Protecting Our Water from Metals Mining by Jessica Sims, VA Field Coordinator at Appalachian Voices
- Ensuring Access to Essential Services by Leah Jones, Faith Community Outreach Coordinator at Virginia Interfaith Power & Light
Next Up: Clean Water & Flood Resiliency
Join us for our educational webinar on the Clean Water & Flood Resiliency chapter of Our Common Agenda, joined by policy paper authors:
- Anna Killius, JRA: Cleaning Up Polluted Stormwater Runoff; Working with Farmers to Protect Local Waters; Investing in Wastewater Infrastructure Needs; AND Tackling Toxic Pollutants
- Karen W. Forget, Lynnhaven River Now: Protecting the Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed
- Elly Boehmer, Environment Virginia: Reducing Plastic Pollution AND Stopping Chemical, Plastics, and Fossil Fuel Industry Greenwashing
- Joe Wood, CBF: Addressing Statewide Flood Risk Equitably
- Jay Ford, CBF: Sequestering Carbon Through our Natural Resources
