We’re thrilled to assemble a panel of leading climate regulation experts
for a discussion on how companies should prepare for disclosure
compliance amidst the legal challenges the regulations are facing.
Register
to hear from our invited guests California Senator, Henry Stern and June
M. Hu from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as they
discuss:
The legal challenges to the SEC Climate
Disclosure rule and California SB 261.
The “no regrets” moves companies can take today to prepare for
compliance.
Examples of how companies are using First Street data to make sure to
accurately report on climate risk.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the
following bills:
H.R.
7776
(Rep. Lee of NV), “Help Hoover Dam Act”, authorizes the Bureau of
Reclamation to access $45 million in ratepayer funds to make upgrades
to the Hoover Dam;
H.R.
7872
(Rep. Curtis), “Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act”, modifies the
cost share of salinity control units along the Colorado River;
H.R.
7938
(Rep. Bentz), “Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024”,
gives the Secretary of the Interior the authority to enter into
additional agreements to improve access to water resources in the
Klamath River Basin; and
H.R.
8263
(Rep. Boebert), “Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act”, clarifies
that Reclamation has the sole jurisdiction over non-federal hydropower
development within Reclamation projects.
Subcommittee
hearing.
The request is for $51.42
billion,
including $25 billion for maintenance of the nuclear arsenal, $8.23
billion for cleanup of DOE environmental
pollution, and $8.58 billion for the Office of Science.
Witnesses:
Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Jill Hruby, Under Secretary, National Nuclear Security Administration
The Budget includes $8.5 billion across DOE to
support researchers and entrepreneurs transforming innovations into
commercial clean energy products, including in areas such as: offshore
wind; industrial heat; sustainable aviation fuel; and grid
infrastructure.
The Budget invests $1.6 billion to support clean energy workforce and
infrastructure projects across the Nation, including: $385 million to
weatherize and retrofit homes of low-income Americans; $95 million to
electrify Tribal homes, provide technical assistance to advance Tribal
energy projects, and transition Tribal colleges and universities to
renewable energy; $113 million for the Office of Manufacturing and
Energy Supply Chains to strengthen domestic clean energy supply chains,
and $102 million to support utilities and State and local governments in
building a grid that is more secure, reliable, resilient, and able to
integrate electricity from clean energy sources.
The Office of State and Community Energy Programs includes $385 million
for the Weatherization Assistance Program to weatherize low-income
homes.
The Budget supports $76 million to advance technologies that can enable
earlier detection of methane leaks and integrate across a network of
methane monitoring sensors for more reliable measurement and mitigation
and $150 million to make small quantities of high-assay, low-enriched
uranium (HALEU) available for ongoing advanced nuclear reactor
demonstrations.
S.
4293,
a bill to designate the United States courthouse annex located at 310
South Main Street in London, Kentucky, as the “Eugene E. Siler, Jr.
United States Courthouse Annex”
H.R.
4688,
a bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the
property known as the Webster School
Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation
The $10.2 billion NSF budget
request includes $897.18
million for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, $500.52 million for
clean energy technologies, $69.50 million for greenhouse gas tracking
research, $30.0 million for the National Discovery Cloud (NDC) for
Climate, and $15.0 million for the the Focus On Recruiting Emerging
Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) program.
The $25.38 billion NASA budget
request proposes $2.4
billion to fund Earth science and observations that enhance our
understanding of the Earth system and continues efforts to make data
more accessible and useful to a wide range of stakeholders, including
scientists and policymakers. This request also includes over $500
million in Aeronautics to improve aircraft efficiency and reduce the
climate impact of aviation.
Senate Appropriations Committee
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine the opportunities, risks, and challenges associated with
growth in demand for electric power in the United States.
Witnesses:
Benjamin G.S. Fowke III, Interim
CEO and President, American Electric Power
Company
Karen Onaran, President and CEO, Electricity
Consumers Resource Council
Scott Gatzemeier, Corporate Vice President, Front End US Expansion,
Micron Technology
Mark Mills, Executive Director, National Center for Energy Analytics
