DC Green Scene

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Carnegie’s Energy and Climate Program will host the Washington, DC, launch of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook special report Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, which seeks to bring climate change back into the spotlight. The report outlines four specific measures for the energy sector that can be quickly and effectively implemented, at no net economic cost.

Three experts on Mexican energy issues will give their opinions about the upcoming reform, the need for change in Mexico and the potential legal, political and technical obstacles to be overcome.

New Virginia legislation, that goes into effect on July 1st 2013, allows certain tax-exempt groups (churches, schools, local governments) to install solar panels with little or no upfront cost. This will be a free workshop, open to the public, where you can learn more about how to go solar. Solar company representatives will be speaking and available to answer any questions.

The European Institute will hold a special meeting of the Transatlantic Roundtable on Energy and the Environment with The Honorable Tomas Chalupa, Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, who will compare policy approaches in tackling climate change in the European Union and the United States. 

This briefing, brought to you by Danfoss North America, the Water Environment Federation and the Alliance to Save Energy, will explore existing barriers and promising solutions related to energy efficiency in the water and wastewater treatment sector. Featured speakers will include leading experts and practitioners who are intimately familiar with the energy efficiency issues in this critical sector.

Edward S. Rubin, Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at Carnegie Mellon, will provide an overview of the recently released paper entitled "Toward a Common Method of Cost Estimation for CO2 Capture and Storage at Fossil Fuel Plants". The paper, co-authored with experts from U.S. Department of Energy, International Energy Agency, IEAGHG, Electric Power Research Institute, Global CCS Institute and ZEP, calls attention to the different assumptions and methods used to estimate CCS costs. In addition, the paper provides recommendations for a common methodology and improvements in key assumptions.

The Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy, the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Tribal Energy Program, and the Western Area Power Administration will present the next Tribal Renewable Energy Series webinar, "Renewable Energy Project Leasing on Tribal Lands."

The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled "Innovation and Success in Solar Permitting and Inspections." The webcast will highlight several successful initiatives to streamline and standardize permitting requirements for local solar photovoltaic projects. 

Join researchers from RFF's Center for Energy Economics and Policy as they present findings from a research initiative: Managing the Risks of Shale Gas Development.