Congressional Climate Camp #1: Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus
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Date: 2021-01-29

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/012921camp

Our first session of Climate Camp (an online briefing series going over the basics of the legislative process and highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy) brought you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2022.

Speakers:

Corrie Clark
Energy Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Corrie_Clark_012921.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/yiZGqgqxkEc?t=6m9s

Franz Wuerfmannsdobler
Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center
Formerly Congressional staffer for U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.Dak.), and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.); Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/yiZGqgqxkEc?t=46m22s

Dr. Karen Wayland
CEO, kW Energy Strategies
Formerly Deputy Director for State and Local Cooperation, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Department of Energy
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Karen_Wayland_012921.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/yiZGqgqxkEc?t=1h20m49s

Question & Answer Session
https://youtu.be/yiZGqgqxkEc?t=1h41m15s

Presenters drew on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Then, the session dived into how stimulus packages take shape, the role of climate action in stimulus, and what to expect in the upcoming months as the new administration and the 117th Congress work to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.