Green Energy Institute Convenes Legislators and Energy Leaders
February 9, 2019
The Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School (GEI) gathered panels of experts to discuss the transition to tomorrow’s energy system.
“We have to recognize that the incumbency dynamic associated with our existing resources and economy will require us to be far more strategic, far more generous, far more creative than even the moonshot required,” said Melissa Powers ’01, Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar, professor of law, and director of GEI.
U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer BA ’70, JD ’76 (D-OR) underscored the scope of the crisis. “We are in trouble, and it isn’t just climate. What we need now is something that is aspirational, that captures the spirit of urgency.”
The panelists concurred that collective action by Washington, Oregon, and California will be the key to achieving swift decarbonization.
Following the panels, Oregon Governor Kate Brown ’85 gave a keynote address, which focused on Oregon’s current statewide energy and climate initiatives.
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