Global and Local Action Strategies to Slow Climate Change
Moderator: Janet Clayton, Fmr. Editor, LA Times; Boardmember, CalMatters
Panel:
Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Ted Bardacke, CEO, Clean Power Alliance
David Brulotte, Delegue, Government of Quebec
In the latest issue of VXNews , CPUC Commissioner Cliff Rechshaffen shared: "We're seeing more than ever that climate change is real and that impacts that we thought would happen in years or decades are happening right now. As of March, 87% of state was in severe drought; 2021 was CA’s hottest year on record, and 9 of the State’s 20 largest wildfires ever occurred in 2020 and 2021...We’ve learned that we need to rethink how we're procuring, planning, managing our energy grid and communicating with the people and businesses that depend on it.” In another recent VXNEWS interview CARB Board Chair Liane Randolph shared: "We cannot get where we're going without being willing to push groundbreaking strategies that will spur innovation and job creation.” With this forward, these plenary panelist will opine on what global and local action strategies are needed to Slow Climate Change.