Clean Energy Calendar

The need for resilient, renewable energy is stronger than ever, as demand for clean electricity grows and worsening climate impacts challenge our aging power grid. The good news is that US Climate Alliance states—states led by a coalition of bipartisan governors committed to climate action—can show leadership and meet 100 percent of their electricity needs with renewable energy by 2035, according to On the Road to 100 Percent Renewables, a new analysis by UCS, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, GreenRoots, and COPAL MN (Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina).

Join the webinar to discuss the study results, which show that comprehensive clean energy transition policies are needed to phase out remaining fossil fuel plants and address the inequities within the existing power sector to ensure the benefits are distributed equitably.

A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), in conjunction with COPAL (Minnesota), GreenRoots (Massachusetts), and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC), seeks to better understand the feasibility and implications of states meeting 100 percent of their electricity needs with renewable energy by 2035.

“On the Road to 100 Percent Renewables: States Can Lead an Equitable Energy Transition” (https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/road-100-percent-renewables) examines the feasibility and effects of leadership states members of the United States Climate Alliance meeting all of their electricity needs with renewable energy, while decarbonizing other sectors of the economy and ensuring equitable benefits to all communities. The study also conducted a detailed analysis for Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota to further highlight the public health, economic, and energy affordability considerations of moving toward 100 percent renewable energy.

In this Clean Energy States Alliance webinar, report authors will discuss their findings.

Panelists:

• Paula García, Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst at UCS

• Bridget Vial, Energy Democracy Organizer at the MEJC

• Edyta Sitko, Energy Organizing Manager at UCS

• John Walkey, Director of Waterfront and Climate Justice Initiatives at GreenRoots

• Leslee Gutierrez, Lead Environmental Justice Organizer at COPAL MN

• Warren Leon, Executive Director, Clean Energy States Alliance (moderator)

This webinar is presented by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) on behalf of the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative. Learn more at https://www.cesa.org/projects/100-clean-energy-collaborative/