Join us on December 7th at 2:00 pm EDT for the National Hydropower Association's Path to Clean Energy Virtual Event, “The Role of Hydropower in a Rapidly Decarbonizing Grid”, featuring panelists from American Rivers, Stanford Woods Institute for Environment and Union of Concerned Scientists.
Last month, the hydropower industry and river community signed a historic Joint Statement of Collaboration to discuss ways to maximize hydropower’s climate benefits, while also mitigating the environmental impact of dams and supporting environmental restoration.
With the inauguration just a few months away, President-Elect Joe Biden has proposed a climate plan that would eliminate carbon emissions from the electricity sector by 2035.
At this virtual event, panelists will explore the increased role that hydropower can play in decarbonizing the grid, and how it can be accomplished in a way that bolsters the health and vitality of our nation’s rivers.
Event Panelists
Background:
The Joint Statement of Collaboration of Hydropower was convened by Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment, where Dan Reicher is a senior research scholar.
With more than 90,000 existing U.S. dams, of which less than 2,500 have power houses, the hydropower industry and river community collectively agreed that this basic fact created the opportunity to: