The hearing will focus on ensuring a just, equitable transition to a
net-zero clean energy economy that creates good-paying, high-quality
jobs.
Witnesses:
Dr. Ana
Baptista,
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Associate Director of
the Tishman Environment and Design Center, The New School, on behalf
of New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and the Equitable and
Just Climate Forum. Dr. Baptista’s research and professional practice
focuses on environmental and climate justice. She works directly with
impacted communities and coalitions to support the advancement of
community-led alternatives to achieve environmental justice.
Jason
Walsh,
Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance. Walsh has more than twenty
years of experience at state and federal levels in policy development
and advocacy in a range of issue areas, including climate, clean
energy, and economic and workforce development. He previously served
in the Obama administration, as the Director of the Office of
Strategic Programs in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and as a Senior Policy Advisor in the
White House Domestic Policy Council, where he led the Obama
administration’s efforts to align and scale up federal investments in
workers and communities impacted by the shift away from coal in the
power sector.
Beth
Soholt,
Executive Director, Clean Grid Alliance (CGA_Midwest), on behalf of
American Council on Renewable Energy and Americans for a Clean Energy
Grid. Soholt has more than 15 years of experience working with the
electric industry, with a focus on helping overcome the barriers to
bringing wind power to market. She holds a seat on the Midwest
Independent System Operator (MISO) Advisory Committee, representing
the Environmental Sector.
Michael
Shellenberger
(Minority Witness), Founder and President, Environmental Progress
Join our chair Michelle Deatrick July 22 at 7pm ET as she facilitates a
conversation between actress
and activist Jane Fonda, Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), Sunrise
Movement National Spokesperson Naina Agrawal-Hardin, and 350 Action’s
North America Director, Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, about why Democrats
need to run on climate.