Summer 2023

VX2023 Plenary: Upgrading & Greening Our Air & Sea Ports – The ROI

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With another $4 billion from the Biden administration & Congress on its way to electrify and cut emissions at our nation’s ports, the federal government is continuing to demonstrate the need for modernization and innovation of our maritime infrastructure.

Bloomberg Opinion's Liam Denning: Biden’s $9.2 Billion Ford Loan Is Aimed at China

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Liam Denning lays out how a $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Company is a large part of Biden Administration's foreign policy strategy aimed at taking on China's dominance in EV manufacturing. 

Point/Counterpoint: Hans-Josef Fell & Mary Nichols on Emissions Trading

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In April of the year, the EU adopted reforms and new targets for its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to expand the scope of the market-based program that is central to the EU’s decarbonization strategy and update targets aimed at achieving 62% reductions in carbon emissions by 2030. VX presents this timely point/counterpoint on emissions trading as a ‘tool in the toolbox’ for incentivizing carbon emissions reduction.