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SUMMARY To achieve the global climate objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global energy consumption must transition to net zero emissions by 2050. Models for achieving this outcome often assume a complete replacement of fossil fuels with renewable and clean energy sources, as well as vehicle electrification. Compared […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum today welcomed Ewelina Czapla, an experienced energy policy analyst, as Director of Climate Policy to its expanding policy team. “CRES Forum is delighted to welcome Ewelina to the team as the Director of Climate Policy,” said CRES Forum President Heather Reams. “Ewelina brings vast experience in a range […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum today launched the first installment in a new series of white papers examining the most critical climate and clean energy issues. The paper, titled “Why U.S. Climate Policy Must Focus on Addressing Global Emissions,” kicks off the “Understanding the Facts” series, which is intended to help form a […]
This briefing paper is part of CRES Forum’s Understanding the Facts Series, providing substantive background information on why and how conservatives should lead on climate change policy. The issues and approaches are rooted in CRES Forum’s Conservative Climate Policy Directives. These directives were developed to help policymakers and the public better understand how policies can […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum today announced Martin (Marty) Hall, former Republican Staff Director for the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, will become a Senior Policy Fellow for the organization beginning January 16, 2022. This is the second CRES Policy Fellowship to be awarded since the program was created last […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Charles Hernick today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the challenges and opportunities for international climate action as world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). “CRES Forum continues […]
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and our investor-owned electric company members are committed to delivering—and to leading—America’s clean energy future. Across the country, EEI’s member companies are working every day to get the energy we provide as clean as we can as fast as we can, without compromising on the reliability and affordability that are […]
In what may have been one of his last appearances as a leader of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commissioner Neil Chatterjee delivered frank remarks about his tenure and offered optimism for the Senate-passed infrastructure package during CRES Forum’s latest webinar, “Resiliency and Clean Energy: Keeping the Lights on While Reducing Emissions” held on […]
An enduring stigma exists that Republicans are against clean energy and climate policies. But as the recent CRES Forum webinar revealed, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In the webinar titled, “How Conservatives are Planning to Tackle Climate Change,” moderator Charles Hernick and panelists discussed what is driving the recent climate and energy policy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced that its fifth annual celebration of the policies, industries, and innovations driving American clean energy will be held Monday, September 20 through Friday, September 24, 2021. NCEW 2021 will be a hybrid of virtual conversations and in-person events in Washington, D.C. Among the unique programming offered throughout the […]