CCL Training: Transmission Reform and Key Messages

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of transmission reforms as a crucial climate solution and provides key messages for congressional offices.

America's old and outdated power grid has become a critical bottleneck preventing the country from adding the needed new clean energy sources that will reduce climate pollution while improving energy affordability and security. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about why transmission reforms are a crucial climate solution, the details of potential transmission permitting reform provisions, and key messages for congressional offices. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:36) Why Transmission is Important (4:00) Transmission’s Political Climate (13:10) Challenges and Policy Solutions (24:46) What about Climate Pollution? (31:08) Does the Analysis Still Hold? (33:29) Key Messages on Transmission Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/transmission-reform-slides Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000FUc5YAG Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform

People in this episode

Guests: Jenn Tyler, Dana Nuccitelli

Topics covered

• transmission reform
• clean energy
• climate solutions
• energy policy

Keywords

• power grid
• climate pollution
• energy affordability
• permitting reform

Mentioned in this episode

Places: America

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