Please join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Wednesday, October 30 for a lunchtime discussion on the effects of and policy considerations for Clean Energy Standards. The event will include remarks from Senator Tina Smith and Congressman Ben Ray Luján, a presentation from RFF comparing the effects of clean energy standards with other proposed policy approaches, and a panel discussion with a number of energy policy experts.

During the 116th Congress, a number of policy proposals have been put forward to address climate change. One policy option to promote clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector is a clean energy standard. A clean energy standard is a market-based, technology-inclusive policy mechanism that requires a certain percentage of retail electricity sales come from non-emitting or low-emitting sources. Clean energy standards have previously been proposed by both Republican and Democratic legislators and have been shown to provide a cost-effective alternative to pricing carbon in the electricity sector.

When: Wednesday, October 30, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.; doors will open and a light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
Where: US Capitol Visitors Center, SVC 202-203, 1st St. NE, Washington, DC, 20515

Featured speakers include:
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)

Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

Paul Picciano, Senior Research Assistant, Resources for the Future
Kevin Rennert, Fellow and Director, Social Cost of Carbon Initiative, Resources for the Future
Dan Shawhan, Fellow, Resources for the Future

Steve Clemmer, Director of Energy Research & Analysis, Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

Ben Longstreth, Senior Attorney & Deputy Director, Federal Policy Group, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Conrad Schneider, Advocacy Director, Clean Air Task Force

Kathleen Spees, Principal, The Brattle Group

Sam Thernstrom, Founder and CEO, Energy Innovation Reform Project

Visit the event webpage for more information. 

Learn more about clean energy standards here and here.