Advanced Energy Group

Agenda: VERGE 19 Future Cities Carbon Action Challenge

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Keynote Speakers:

• Melanie Nutter, Principal, and former Director, SF Department of Environment

• Edward Yim, Policy Advisor, DC Department of Energy and Environment

• Daniel Hamilton, Sustainability Manager, City of Oakland

Discussion Leaders:

Critical infrastructure & Resilience

• Christine Weydig, Director, Environment and Energy, NY/NJ Port Authority

• Jenna Agins, Energy and Sustainability NYU Langone Health

Buildings & Grid Modernization

• Shaun Hoyte, Manager, Distributed Energy Resource Integration, ConEdison

• Alisa Kreynes, Co-Founder, Solar Skyrise

Mobility & Transportation

• Rachel Healy, Director of Sustainability, Washington Area Mass Transit Authority

• Jon Coleman, Corporate Strategist, Ford Motor Company

Slido Data Summary - very interesting data!!

Winning problem statement:

Linking upstream + downstream building and transportation policy for high-impact GHG reductions and sustainable, resilient housing and mobility for local communities

- Christine Weydig, NJ/NY Port Authority Director, Office of Environmental and Energy Programs

Winning 12-month action:

TABLE 7:

• M1: identify and empathetically survey the neighborhood which could become micro-grid, live-work, zero carbon, fair, behavioral education

• M2: create consortium, bring stakeholders

• M3: create a pilot with KPIs with P3 investment and grants

*** runner-up table competing for 2020 AEG/VERGE Impact Award***

TABLE 2: Establish clean Dev zones for integrated housing and transportation policy

• M1: build regional coalition with state support

• M2: develop policies- land use tax reform, ee bldg code reform, and incentive package.

• M3: solicit Govt buy in Q: select zones