Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

#DidYouKnow that investments in public transit can provide benefits for climate, public health and safety, city planning, and individual savings? 🚆✨ The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provide $590 billion and $12.3 billion for transportation, respectively, funding projects that improve accessibility, explore new transit opportunities, and reduce environmental impacts. But continued investment is necessary to meet transportation-related greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and create an effective multimodal network. Learn more in EESI's recent article tracking transportation investments in the IIJA and IRA: https://ow.ly/13Yh50TUNxn #IRA #IIJA #PublicTransit #Transportation

This fall, EESI is partnering with Double Exposure Film Festival, the U.S.'s first and only film festival dedicated to investigative reporting. The festival will feature four days of film screenings and a professional symposium from November 7 to 10 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is In Flux | Out of Bounds, with the festival’s selections showcasing a world navigating through uncertainty. Three of Double Exposure's feature films will explore the risks of climate change, the need for sustainability, and environmental justice concerns. EESI is a Double Exposure Film Festival Partner, so EESI readers benefit from a 10% discount by using the code EESI. Get your pass now: https://lnkd.in/dXq2Uihj

EESI's Communications Associate position closes this Sunday, October 27! The Communications Associate will: ✅ Write and edit articles and other content ✅ Update our website and social media accounts ✅ Contribute to our podcast, The Climate Conversation ✅ Track media mentions ✅ Assist with other comms-related projects If you are a climate communications professional seeking a position in Washington, DC, apply here: eesi.org/about/careers #Communications #ClimateCareers #Nonprofit #NowHiring #WashingtonDC

We hope you enjoyed our briefing on the role of United States-China engagement in shaping international climate governance! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit https://lnkd.in/edQddmb7. We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and our speakers: Wanyuan Song, Jennifer Turner, and Kate Logan!

Our briefing on United States-China engagement at COP29 is now underway with opening remarks from U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-Fla.): "Ahead of last year's COP, it was the Sunnylands Statement highlighting U.S. and China cooperation that set the tone for more ambitious global action on issues like methane and energy efficiency." If you aren’t watching already, you can still tune in at eesi.org/livecast

Our Congressional briefing about the role of United States-China engagement in shaping international climate governance is happening now! For the third and final briefing of our What Congress Needs to Know about COP29 series, panelists will explore how U.S.-China relations across broader climate and environmental issues play into the international negotiations on climate change, outline what to expect during COP29 and its lead up, and discuss the effectiveness of diplomatic efforts in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch.

Tune in today at noon for the conclusion of our #COPtober briefing series 🎃 Experts will discuss U.S.-China engagement and international climate diplomacy. Speakers: 🌎 Wanyuan Song, Section Editor, China, Carbon Brief 🌎 Jennifer Turner, Director, China Environment Forum, The Wilson Center 🌎 Kate Logan, Associate Director of Climate, Asia Society Policy Institute; Fellow, Center for China Analysis This event will feature introductory remarks by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.). Watch it live online: eesi.org/livecast #ClimateDiplomacy #China #COP29 #UnitedNations #ClimateConference #ClimateDiplomacy #Azerbaijan

#DidYouKnow that roughly one gigaton of carbon dioxide (CO2) will need to be removed from the atmosphere every year in order for the United States to meet our target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050? But that the U.S. currently only removes less than one million tons of CO2 annually? Detailed notes are now available for our carbon dioxide removal (CDR) briefing, hosted in partnership with the World Resources Institute. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined the event in a fireside chat to discuss the potential of CDR to deliver benefits for Colorado and the country. Too long, didn't read? You can also save 🔖 and share ↪ these key takeaways:⁠ 📝 CDR encompasses technologies and approaches that remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere and sequester it permanently. CDR is an essential complement to commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 📝 Four types of policy are necessary to support CDR: demand-side policy to create a reliable market, R&D policy to spur innovation, demonstration and deployment policy to transition innovations out of the lab, and infrastructure and other supportive policies to enable integration of the CDR market. 📝 By 2050, the United States could potentially remove at least one gigaton of CO2 annually using demonstrated technologies, which could create over 440,000 long-term jobs nationwide. Click the link to view the full highlight notes, along with the briefing video and speaker presentation materials: https://lnkd.in/exRZPC9r #ICYMI #CDR #CarbonDioxideRemoval #CO2 #ClimateChangeMitigation #Colorado

We hope you enjoyed our briefing on how nations can collaborate to monitor and mitigate methane emissions! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit https://lnkd.in/eQAMU2cw. We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to our speakers: Marcelo Mena, Jonathan Banks, Ilissa Ocko, and Tom Frankiewicz!

According to Marcelo Mena, CEO of the Global Methane Hub and Former Minister of Environment from Chile, we need 75% emission reductions by the oil and gas sector to work toward the 1.5 degree target established by the Paris Agreement. If you aren’t watching our methane briefing already, you can still tune in at eesi.org/livecast