25 min

The Pillars of Biden’s Clean Energy & Jobs Plan, Kelly Speakes-Backman Speaking of Resilience

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Listen in as Kelly Speakes-Backman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy and the most empowered clean energy field general the nation has ever seen, shares thoughts on the strategy for climate progress.

Speakes-Backman explains how the Biden administration is pushing to convert the power grid to 100% renewable energy by 2035, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, cleaning our environment, and elevating our nation’s competitive advantage as the new millennium rolls forth. Speakes-Backman will be central to overseeing the details and implementation of the plans: research to build capacity and cut costs, public policy to smooth the way, manufacturing to keep jobs in the U.S., and so much more. Don't miss this! (Interview by Howard Learner, President and Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center.) This episode is a recording of a session at our recent Michigan Climate & Clean Energy Summit.

Speaking of Resilience is created by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities and the Michigan Climate Action Network. This episode was produced by Taylor Cramer of Cold Shower Media in collaboration with Nick Loud of the Boardman Review, and hosted by Kate Madigan.

Listen in as Kelly Speakes-Backman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy and the most empowered clean energy field general the nation has ever seen, shares thoughts on the strategy for climate progress.

Speakes-Backman explains how the Biden administration is pushing to convert the power grid to 100% renewable energy by 2035, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, cleaning our environment, and elevating our nation’s competitive advantage as the new millennium rolls forth. Speakes-Backman will be central to overseeing the details and implementation of the plans: research to build capacity and cut costs, public policy to smooth the way, manufacturing to keep jobs in the U.S., and so much more. Don't miss this! (Interview by Howard Learner, President and Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center.) This episode is a recording of a session at our recent Michigan Climate & Clean Energy Summit.

Speaking of Resilience is created by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities and the Michigan Climate Action Network. This episode was produced by Taylor Cramer of Cold Shower Media in collaboration with Nick Loud of the Boardman Review, and hosted by Kate Madigan.

25 min