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Washington, D.C. – Dr. Melissa Lott, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA, will testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, June 1, 2023. The hearing will examine the reliability and resiliency of electric service in the United States in light of recent reliability assessments and alerts.
With almost 20 years of experience as an engineer and advisor in the energy sector, Dr. Lott is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work in the electricity and transportation sectors. Currently, she serves as the co-leader of the Power Sector and Renewables Research Initiative and the Acting Director of the Carbontech Development Initiative at CGEP. In 2022, she was selected to serve on the United Nations Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) as an independent advisory council to the UN Secretary-General.
“I am honored to be invited to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,” said Dr. Lott. “Ensuring the resilience of our electric grid is paramount for the well-being of our economy, public health, national security, and for the everyday lives of American citizens. I look forward to sharing in-depth research and policy insights on critical reliability and resilience issues on behalf of the Center on Global Energy Policy and collaborating with policymakers to address these critical issues.”
Additional witnesses include Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection; Jim Robb, President and CEO of North American Electric Reliability Corporation; and David J. Tudor, CEO of Associated Electric Cooperative Incorporated.
The hearing will be live streamed at 10:00am ET on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee website. Dr. Lott’s oral and written testimonies will be available at energypolicy.columbia.edu on June 1.
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For decades we’ve seen nations exercise geopolitical dominance tied to their production and control of fossil fuels – especially oil. But that leverage may be changing. Last year, China installed nearly twenty times the amount of wind and solar as the United States. In this essay in The National Interest, the authors lay out a global political and economic realignment already underway. Petrostates, like those in OPEC, are increasingly at odds with electrostates like China and many in the EU. This isn’t to say that electrostates are not without resource challenges – they’re seriously dependent on mineral supply chains – but the challenges are different, as are the opportunities. When 70% of the world’s population lives in fossil-fuel-importing countries, how are these diverging resource paths shaping the global balances of power? Guests: Tatiana Mitrova, Global Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist Li Shuo, Director, China Climate Hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute For show notes, related links, and episode transcript, visit https://climateone.org/podcasts Highlights: 00:00 – Intro 04:30 – Tatiana Mitrova on petrostates and the idea of electrostates 10:00 – Electrostates are already taking market share from petrostates 13:30 – How Mitrova sees balance of power shifting as world electrifies 17:15 – Vijay Vaitheeswaran on the concept of an electrostate 26:00 – How cheap electricity could allow developing nations to skip over fossil fuels 34:00 – Vaitheeswaran on how U.S. should take on industrial policy in this moment 38:00 – Li Shuo: China’s latest 5-year plan suggests it will double down on clean tech sector 41:00 – China installed nearly twenty times wind and solar as U.S. last year 49:30 – China is on track to become firs ********** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today at patreon.com/ClimateOne. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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