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Moving Toward a Clean Energy Future: A conversation with U.S. Senator Tina Smith

We have a rare opportunity to pass urgently needed, meaningful climate legislation in Congress - the time is now!

Join U.S. Senator Tina Smith, meteorologist and climate leader Paul Douglas, Science Museum of Minnesota President Alison Brown, and Fresh Energy for a discussion about why acting now on climate is critical and how climate action can present economic opportunity for Minnesota.

With a new President and a new Congress, we have reason to be optimistic that the country can take real climate action. Congress needs to step up in this moment and pass meaningful climate and infrastructure legislation. At a time when we are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a tremendous opportunity for a climate and infrastructure package to deliver good paying clean energy jobs.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith is pushing for the climate and infrastructure package to include a Clean Electricity Standard (CES) to aggressively reduce carbon emissions from the electricity sector. As the CES leader in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Smith has seen how CESs have proven successful in many states – and hopefully Minnesota will soon join that list!

A technology neutral CES is crucial to driving a rapid, cost-effective clean energy transition while also putting the United States at the forefront of technology innovation. Minnesotans know that clean energy is key to our economic future. Before the pandemic, clean energy jobs were growing 2.5 times faster than overall job growth in the state – and that’s just the beginning.

Keynotes:
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Paul Douglas, Co-Founder AerisWeather

Welcome Speakers:
Alison Brown, President and CEO, Science Museum of Minnesota
J. Drake Hamilton, Science Director, Science Policy at Fresh Energy

Moderator:
Ben Passer, Lead Director, Energy Access and Equity at Fresh Energy

Thank you to our partners Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM), LIUNA, and the 100% Campaign for helping spread the word about this event.

Apr 9, 2021 10:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)