SAVE THE DATE: 7th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza 'Lite' on March 12th |
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On Friday, March 12th, 2021, from 11 am - 1 pm EST we will hold our 7th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza. We are calling it 'Lite" this year because the event will take place virtually for 2 hours rather than an all-day event as in years past.
The Extravaganza will be hosted by The Association of Energy Engineers National Capital Chapter (AEE NCC) and Leaders in Energy!
Topics will include:
- Opportunities for women in the energy transition and the new Administration (AEE NCC - Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership)
- "Build Back Circular" Panel (Leaders In Energy)
Registration opens soon, so stay tuned along with sponsorship opportunities!
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Upcoming Green Career Workshops
from LE and Waterford Inc
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LE and Waterford's popular green career workshops continue this spring! Join us for a Free Information Session to learn more on Monday, March 15th, 6-7 pm EST. The workshops will be conducted on Saturday, March 27th, and April 10th, from 1:30-5 pm EST. An additional benefit of enrolling in these workshops is participation in the Waterford Inc Green Jobs Community meetings (held quarterly) which feature career specialists and networking. Learn more and register below! |
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Circular Economy Working Group Takes on Regenerative Agriculture |
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Our next Circular Economy Working Group meeting will be on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 6-8 pm EST. Our speaker, Takatoshi Kamezawa, CFA for True Algae, will discuss Regenerative Agriculture! True Algae produces algae with environmentally friendly photo-bioreactors, serving as a sustainable source for the widely used product. |
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Green Finance Forum Panel Summaries Available & Working Group Update |
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Recap articles for Panel 1 and Panel 2 from our 7th Annual Green Finance Forum are now available. Thanks to our authors, Damilola Adeyanju and Lara Batrack Baptista, and to all who attended!
Our new Climate/Green Finance Working Group held its first meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18th. A summary of the group's key areas of interest is being developed. Stay tuned for our meeting next month. If you would like to attend, contact Marty Silber, Climate Finance Working Group Chair. |
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The State of Long-Duration Energy Storage |
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Battery storage is being deployed around the world to support power grids and rooftop solar! To get to deep decarbonization, however, we need storage to last more than a few hours. How do we get there? On Wednesday, February 24th, from noon to 1 pm EST. OurEnergyPolicy will convene experts from the Berkeley Lab Energy Storage Center, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Form Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and Peninsula Clean Energy to explain. |
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Applications Now Open: Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship |
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Applications for the 2021 Atlantic Council Global Energy Center's Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship are now open!
The program consists of a one-year fellowship program for rising young women leaders in climate and energy and provides professional development for young women through mentoring sessions, speaking and writing opportunities. The program is open to women under the age of 35 with at least three to five years of experience in the energy and climate fields.
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By Adrian Johansen
Adrian breaks down 5 marketing techniques renewable energy companies can use to expand use of their products. Such techniques include mapping how a customer would get to your product and using search engine optimization to help more people find your website.
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By Scott Brideau
Scott argues that we have a lot to learn from how we responded (and didn't respond) to the COVID crisis. With COVID, we saw the consequences of ignoring doctors warnings on a potential pandemic. We would do well to stop ignoring the climate crisis and build back better.
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To add to our blog, send your piece to our Communications Director, Dr. Miriam Aczel, at maczel@leadersinenergy.org |
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Despite many years of scientists warning about climate chaos, Texas has been caught unprepared. Millions have been left without electricity as powerplant equipment froze over. A warming jet stream, "maybe weakening the jet stream that typically keeps cold air deep in the northern hemisphere." That means that freezing air can drift down to lower altitudes. These events are only becoming more frequent as climate disaster costs doubled in 2020. |
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Countries like Malawi and Zambia are leading the charge in climate adaptation with "participatory scenario planning" schemes. Malawi is using climate modeling to explore possible weather scenarios and then discussed these scenarios with community institutions. Farmers who received this information were able to continue production despite adverse weather conditions. Zambia's capital Lusaka is starting a similar approach.
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Join Our Leaders in Energy Community
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We are dedicated to building a network of changemakers to accelerate clean energy and sustainability solutions for “The Big Green Shift” through multigenerational talent and leadership. We welcome you to join us!
Thank you for your support!
Janine Finnell, Executive Director of Leaders in Energy
Newsletter Editor: Matthew Capuano-Rizzo
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