McCourt E&E

The Georgetown McCourt Energy & Environmental Policy group engages students, academics, and practitioners on policy issues related to energy & the environment.

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McCourt E&E invites you to a Conversation with Congressman Alan Lowenthal on Environmental Policymaking, October 19th from 2-2:30pm. Zoom information will be sent out in advance of the event. Please RSVP at the link below!
https://t.co/cK3Lu7a7f2

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Quiz: What did the last full assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change @IPCC_CH list as the first risk of global warming for North America, in its Summary for Policy Makers? (AR5 WG2)

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Just how bad have the California wildfires been? Here's some terrifying perspective. And it's only September.

[CAL FIRE @CAL_FIRE]

The 2020 fire season has been record-breaking, in not only the total amount of acres burned at just over 3 million, but also 6 of the top 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred this year.

[Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service @GUPolitics]

To celebrate #GUPoliticsAt5, we'll be sharing some of our memories from the past 5 years on #FlashbackFriday! This month last year, we hosted #ClimateForum2020 with 12 presidential candidates for a 2-day discussion on climate change & environmental policy. https://t.co/qsMm2KYTMq

[Conservation Intl @ConservationOrg]

When you think of forests, mangroves might not immediately come to mind. But there’s a case to be made that mangrove forests are one of the most useful ecosystems on Earth. Here are the facts you need to know.
https://t.co/QEpCmgBFNC

[Clean Energy Business Network @CleanEnergyBiz]

Join us for this important conversation on the #cleanenergy workforce. Hear from @EllenHughesCrom of @ThirdWayEnergy, Timothy Alan Simon former CPUC Commissioner, & @camillejmoore the @BCSECleanEnergy Jan Schori Fellow.
cc: #energytwitter Register below⬇️
https://t.co/AGhXdk2poJ

[BCSE Clean Energy @BCSECleanEnergy]

Happening this Wednesday, September 2 with #Texas Mayors on #ClimateAction. Register today: https://t.co/gHdFIopEAW

[McCourt E&E @McCourtEE]

@EnvAm ranked GU as America’s #1 leading college in transitioning to a 100% renewable energy system! “Georgetown University in D.C., leads all schools, generating and purchasing more than 1.3 times as much electricity from renewable sources as it consumes.” Let’s go Hoyas!!!

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

”July 2020 tied with July 2016 as the second-hottest month ever recorded for the planet Earth.”
https://t.co/pQlg7w4iLH

[McCourt E&E @McCourtEE]

It will supercharge the innovation in the private and public sector. Rather than the federal government making decisions on how much money to give to who, it transfers decisions to the private sector while pricing in the cost of carbon. #carbonprice #ClimateChange

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@nsobhani_smrc: If we want to align climate goals and social behavior, a carbon price is the way to do that. #GreenNewDeal #ClimateChange

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@gregorytcarlock: The concept of winners and losers is tough because the fossil fuel industry has been winning for decades with the help of the government. #GreenNewDeal

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Expecting corporations that make tons of money from extraction of oil & gas to act out of goodwill to develop clean energy is the wrong approach. A carbon price will incentivize producers in the US and around the world to think about their current supply chains and carbon impacts

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@nsobhani_smrc: On the question of innovation, it's absolutely necessary to make clean energy as cheap as possible. But it's not sufficient. We need something to pull these technologies into the marketplace. #GreenNewDeal

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We also have to think about how US technologies can solve a real global problem. We shouldn't focus on making costs for oil and gas high enough to price them out, but instead make clean technologies cheap enough to penetrate other countries' economies. @charleshernick

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@charleshernick: One of the main things Republicans and conservatives are concerned about is the use of government power to pick winners and losers. Having said that, one thing Rs are looking at is how to reduce emissions from oil & gas and empower people to act. #GreenNewDeal

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Their answer is a focus on innovation and not taking key technologies that aren't necessarily renewable off the table, like nuclear energy.

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@gregorytcarlock: We have polling that shows movements in attitudes around this issue. We aren't unaware of the parliamentarian challenges, but it's a constant drumbeat that can drive a change in attitudes among voters and elected officials. #GreenNewDeal

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@Zhirji28: As a reporter covering this, I was skeptical of the movement. One thing that struck me was Democratic lawmakers whispering concerns about the difficulty passing even modest climate legislation, much less the #GreenNewDeal

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We can decarbonize the economy by 2050 at a cost of 0.8% of GDP, but if you attach a bunch of other social issues, it inflates the cost drastically. #GreenNewDeal

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@nsobhani_smrc: When you attach climate action to a host of other social issues and policies, it inflates the cost of action. This will push people away and make it harder to achieve something that lasts.