Powering Through: Local Climate Action in a Shifting Policy Landscape

​Overview: As federal climate policies change, state and local leaders in the Pacific Northwest are moving forward with ambitious decarbonization goals. From grid modernization, workforce development, energy efficiency programs, and climate adaptation including watershed restoration, local leaders are evaluating and adapting their strategies in real time. This panel explores how organizations supporting the region's energy goals are building long-term resilience.

​Why This Matters Now: With the pullback of federal climate investment in 2025, local leaders are navigating shifting political and fiscal environments as they work to achieve climate and energy commitments.

​Discussion: Panelists will share their outlook for the months and years ahead, including how they hope to maintain momentum. The conversation will highlight efforts to ensure the Pacific Northwest continues to realize the benefits of decarbonization—such as energy affordability, community resilience, and the creation of family-wage jobs.

​Panelists 

​Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter, Bloomberg Green 

​Marc Daudon, President, The Caspian Group

Eileen V. Quigley, Executive Director, Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI)

​Dave Gordon, Assistant Training Director, Puget Sound Electrical JATC

​Presented by White Star Communications and C+C.

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