Congressional Climate Camp #3: Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our third session will look at past legislative efforts to establish climate policy and the current political and public opinion environment on climate change, in order to explore the forces that are shaping current Congressional work to address the climate crisis. EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:05 PM Key Turning Points in Climate Policy History Kathleen McGinty, Vice President of Global Government Relations, Johnson Controls 2:30 PM Climate Policy Then and Now: An Advocate’s Perspective Tina Johnson, Principal, Johnson Strategy & Development Consultants; Director, National Black Environmental Justice Network 2:55 PM Current Attitudes, Polarization, and Environmental Policy Dr. Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Associate Professor, Northwestern University 3:20 PM What Congressional Staff Should Know about Climate Policy Dr. Ana Unruh Cohen, Staff Director, House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis