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📣 Tune in to learn from @CUB_MN about how Minnesota is forcing utilities to consider the future of gas and plan for net zero emissions by 2050 and the winter storm that started it all. Register: bit.ly/3DCjuqR

📢 Tune in next Thurs to learn about the 'digital twin' simulation that Ithaca is using to equitably electrify their entire building stock. You'll get to meet the first-of-its kind 'digital twin' and the Cornell researchers behind it's creation! Register: bit.ly/sb-digitaltwin

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Here, via newish think tank @switchbox_data, is a definitive take-down of this daft idea. It focuses on NY but is applicable beyond. Among other things, replacing just 20% of NY gas w/ clean hydrogen would require *8X* the electricity of using heat pumps. edf.org/media/hydrogen…

Public Utility Commissions are often the place good policy goes to die, but not in Connecticut! Join us for a conversation with Jayson Velazquez and Oliver Tully from @AcadiaCtr to discuss everything climate in CT, with a particular focus on equity. RSVP: bit.ly/sb-acadia

Thanks for joining us to discuss climate legislating in NC with Senator DeAndrea Salvador! If you missed it, you can check out the recording of her presentation here: youtube.com/watch?v=EZVX74…

Colorado is the Mountain West's undisputed climate leader, but utilities are still very powerful, often working to slow climate policy across the state. Join us as Marie Venner of @eco_socialism walks us through CO's climate policy and politics landscape. bit.ly/sb-marie

Thanks for joining us at Olivia's presentation yesterday! If you missed it, you can check out the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=rsqwDG…

A huge thank you to Rhode Island State Senator @MeghanEKallman for joining our virtual speaker series today and walking us through her vitally important building decarbonization bill!

Contrary to popular belief, climate policy-making does happen in states without Democratic trifectas! Join NC State Senator DeAndrea Salvador for the low-down on recent policy progress in NC, and what it takes to reach across the aisle to get it done. bit.ly/sb-deandrea

While often overlooked compared to its neighbors, New Jersey has had recent wins on building decarb. Join a conversation with RMI’s Olivia Prieto to discuss climate policy in the garden state, including recent achievements and progress still to be made! bit.ly/sb-olivia

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Win Climate is dead; long live Switchbox! New look, same great think tank. switch.box

Major building decarbonization legislation was recently introduced in Rhode Island! Join us for a conversation with the bill’s author, RI State Senator Meghan Kallman, to learn about what’s in the bill, what isn’t, and what it will take to get it passed. bit.ly/sb-meghan

Industry = 1/4 of US emissions, and industrial decarb is in its infancy. But things are finally happening! Join us for a convo with Mikhail Haramati, @NRDC state industrial decarb lead, for an overview of the challenge and what states are doing about it. bit.ly/sb-mikhail

Thanks for joining us at Eli's presentation today! If you missed it, you can watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=UJwMAz…

Thanks for joining us today for an engaging conversation about Massachusetts climate policy! If you missed Larry's presentation, you can watch the recording here: youtu.be/TXUcGfsze4E?si… @LarryChretien @GEConsumers

MA has long been a climate leader. But it lacks the policies to meet its targets for emission reductions, especially in the building sector. Join us for a conversation with Larry Chretien of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, next Tuesday bit.ly/sb-larry

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first speaker! If you missed Kate's presentation on cap-and-invest, you can check out the recording here: youtu.be/Eom1CKki3g0?si… @clcourtin @EnvDefenseFund

What's up with New York's forthcoming cap-and-invest program? What is it, exactly? How could it benefit New Yorkers, if done well? What are the risks if done poorly? To find out, join us for a lunchtime conversation with Kate Courtin from EDF this Friday bit.ly/sb-kate

What’s new with climate policy in Michigan? The razor-thin Democratic majority passed a sweeping package of energy and climate bills in the last two years, but what’s still left to do? Join us for a discussion with MI climate expert Eli Gold next Friday bit.ly/sb-eli