Morning Plenary
Committing to Equitable & Sustainable Infrastructure Investments That Meet the Climate Imperative
Moderator: Logan Goldie-Scot, Head of Clean Power Research, Bloomberg NEF
Panel:
Mark Pestrella, Director, Los Angeles County Public Works
Christine Harada, Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Harout Chitilian, VP of Corporate Affairs, Development & Strategy, CDPQ Infra
The U.S. government’s sizable infrastructure investment plan will create exciting growth opportunities for states, localities, and many types of businesses. What are the best strategies to capitalize on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding. What are the challenges? How will cities, states, and regions, in collaboration with public and private partners and community stakeholders, leverage the $1.1 trillion in US infrastructure funding now flowing to localities, after decades of neglect, to optimize economic recovery, maximize transformational climate infrastructure investments, and accelerate growth of the global clean energy economy.