Getting Sh*t Done: Federal Climate Funding and Permitting to Accelerate Building Back Better
Moderator: Christine Harada, Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Panel:
Angelina Galiteva, Board Member, CAISO
Arnab Pal, Policy Advisor, US Senate/ Fmr. Director, Center for Sustainable Energy
Dennis McGinn, Admiral (ret) & Fmr. U.S. Assistant Secretary, US Navy/EPRI Board Member
How will sub-national agencies and the private sector at the local & regional level wisely take advantage of the non recurring opportunities afforded by the US Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act - to underwrite critical climate related infrastructure - i.e. water, electric grid , EV infrastructure buildout, and more? Panelists will address the permitting challenges attendant to building infrastructure in the context of the need to EXECUTE! Another main areas of panel focus also will be: climate justice and equity.