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Thursday, September 22 • 1:45pm - 2:45pm
100% Clean Energy Cities - Subnational Leadership on Equity and Renewable Energy

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This panel moderated by the World Resources Institute and C40 Cities will feature a discussion with city leaders exploring “what it takes” to successfully pursue 100% renewable energy goals and building decarbonization.

Panel discussion will include a closer look at how subnational governments play key roles in achieving national climate goals and advancing a just transition. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear candid insights from the local government perspective on common challenges and opportunities related to municipal and community wide equitable renewable energy adoption. Panelists will share how national level programs which support renewable energy deployment can be shaped to be effective and most helpful for subnational entities.

Beyond, the panel discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to hear both keynote remarks from Mayor Hancock from the City of Denver and insights from the philanthropic world, featuring Bloomberg Philanthropies and their successful program supported U.S. take impactful climate action.
Speakers
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Kate Johnson

Head of US Federal Affairs, C40 Cities
As Head of US Federal Affairs, Kate Johnson works with C40 member cities and partners to advance US federal policy that supports cities in achieving climate goals and supports C40’s overall engagement with partners in Washington DC. Prior to C40, Kate served for 8 years at Washington... Read More →
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Lori Bird

US Energy Director and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy , World Resources Institute
Lori Bird is Director of WRI’s U.S. Energy Program and the Policy Chair for Renewable Energy. In this role, she leads a team of about a dozen specialists who work with utilities, cities and other large energy users to decarbonize the electric sector and accelerate transportation... Read More →
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Chris Castro

Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
Chris Castro is the Chief of Staff for Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy. Castro previously served as the Senior Advisor to Mayor Buddy Dyer and Director of Sustainability & Resilience at the City of Orlando, Florida. Castro is well known... Read More →
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Alex Fisher

Policy Advisor, Washington, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment
Alex is the lead Energy Policy Advisor with the District of Columbia State Energy Office, specializing in the energy transition, regulatory pathways to grid modernization, electrification, microgrids, DER interconnection, and data analysis and GIS planning of neighborhood-scale decarbonization... Read More →
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Jacob Frey

Mayor, City of Minneapolis
Jacob Frey was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 2017 and was re-elected in 2021. Prior to serving as mayor, Jacob successfully ran to represent the Third Ward on the city council in 2013. As a Council Member, Jacob focused on constituent services, increasing residential growth, growing... Read More →
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Michael B. Hancock

Mayor, City of Denver
Michael B. Hancock is serving his third term as Denver's 45th mayor and is the second African American to hold the position. He is a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where he chairs the Communications and Transportation committee, is Vice President of the National Conference... Read More →
avatar for Jacek Kisiel

Jacek Kisiel

Deputy Director, Air Quality Protection and Climate Policy Department, City of Warsaw
Jacek Kisiel is Deputy Director of the Air Quality Protection and Climate Policy Department, at the city of Warsaw. He has many years of experience in local government. He specializes in real estate management, spatial planning, energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate policy... Read More →
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Sidney Ribaux

Director, Department of Ecological Transition and Resilience, City of Montreal
Mr. Sidney Ribaux co-founded  Équiterre in 1993 and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors until 1998. Then, as Executive Director until 2019, he participated in the development, implementation and financing of all the organization's strategies and projects in the areas of... Read More →
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Angela Tovar

Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago 
Angela Tovar has worked as a community planner, program manager and climate and environmental justice advocate for over 15 years. In 2020, Angela was appointed as the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Angela has committed to centering the... Read More →
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Sarah Yeager

Climate and Energy Planner, City of Pittsburgh
Sarah Yeager is the City of Pittsburgh’s first climate and energy planner. In this position, Sarah developed the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan 3.0 and compiled the third Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the city. Following the City Council’s adoption of the Climate Action Plan in... Read More →

Thursday September 22, 2022 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
DLCC Room 412
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