Energy

Admiral Dennis McGinn: To Combat Russia’s Attack on Ukraine, US Must Ramp Up Renewable Energy & Efficiency

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Adm. Dennis McGinn

In response to calls for increased domestic energy production following President Biden’s executive order last week banning US imports of Russian oil and gas, in this op-ed for The Hill, Admiral Dennis McGinn, makes the case for immediate investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency across all sectors of the economy.

SoCal Gas President Maryam Brown on the Role for Clean Fuels In California’s Energy Future

Maryam Brown

As the world’s largest direct air capture plant kicked off operations this September in Iceland, Southern California Gas Company recently announced plans to develop and test new direct air capture technology that both captures C02 and collects water for irrigation.

California Germany Bilateral Energy Conference: Realizing California Offshore Wind Potential

VX News excerpts this offshore wind panel from the recent California Germany Bilateral Energy Conference, with remarks by California Energy Commissioner Karen Douglas; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regional Director Doug Boren; Senior Climate Change Program Manager at the Ocean Protection CouncilJustine Kimball, and EnBW’s Damian Bednarz

US Development Finance Corporation’s First Chief Climate Officer - Jake Levine on Slingshotting Global Development Beyond Fossil Fuels

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Jake Levine

With $60 billion to invest through a variety of financial instruments, in this VX News interview, Chief Climate Officer for the US International Development Finance Corporation, Jake Levine shares how the DFC is totally rebalancing all of its investments towards clean energy and supporting climate adaptation, resilience, and economic development around the world.

SoCal Gas' Tanya Peacock on Renewable Natural Gas for Sustainable Transportation 

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Tanya Peacock

On April 21, MoveLA  convened a panel of experts from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors for a discussion on improving mobility and health through innovative transit technologies.

Mayor Eric Garcetti State of the City 2021: LA to have 100% Carbon-Free Grid by 2035

Eric Garcetti

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti kicked off Earth week on Monday with  his 2021 State of the City Address, in which he committed to accelerating LA's plans for decarbonizing its power supply by 2035.

LA County’s Minh Le on Creating Clean Jobs, Increasing Efficiency & Deleting the Digital Divide

Minh Le

VX News interviews Minh Le for his perspective on both how LA County initiatives and federal investments in clean energy can drive resilient and equitable economic recovery and how deleting the digital divide is a top priority for ‘building back better’ in Los Angeles.

Air Products’ on Producing, Distributing & Dispensing Green Hydrogen At Scale

Eric Guter

Air Products' Eric Guter, Sr. VP of Mobility Solutions, on how the world’s leading producer of hydrogen gas is responding to warp-speed global demand for decarbonized energy and fossil-fuel-free 'green' hydrogen.