Climate Change Committee
About
The Climate Change Committee is formed under the auspices of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), a Washington, DC- based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Climate change regulation, and transitioning the U.S. economy to a lower-carbon future, is likely to be one of the most significant drivers of renewable energy deployment since the dawn of modern renewable energy technologies. ACORE's Climate Change Committee focuses on information exchange and assessments of key issues related to the role of climate change policy in increasing renewable energy deployment.
Scope
Key areas to be addressed by the Climate Change Committee include:
- Recognizing the role of renewable energy as a solution to climate change;
- Understanding how climate policy--including international, federal, state, regional and local regulations and policy--may spur renewable energy deployment;
- Exploring how financial incentives related to climate change policy may foster renewable energy deployment, including carbon credits, renewable energy certificates (RECs), tax incentives, grants and other financial mechanisms;
- Providing a forum discussing developments in climate science and policy, including how physical changes in the environment may impact renewable energy deployment;
- Exploring other climate changes issues of interest to committee members.
Membership
Membership in the Climate Change Committee is attained by joining ACORE as a Member organization and signing up for the Climate Committee Policy and/or Markets Working Groups. Interested individuals can email Jeramy Shays, Policy Associate, shays@acore.org
Committee Co-Chairs
Christopher Carr, Vinson & Elkins, ccarr@velaw.com
Christopher Berendt, Pace Global Energy Services, Chris.Berendt@paceglobal.com
Roger Feldman, Andrews and Kurth LLP, rogerfeldman@andrewskurth.com
Baird Brown, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Baird@ballardspahr.com
ACORE Staff
Jeramy Shays, Policy Associate, shays@acore.org