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Climate Proofing the Electric Sector II/II
A Transatlantic Dialogue
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The purpose of this webinar series was to discuss the challenges that power grid operators and electricity producers face in Germany and the United States with a changing climate and policy and investment measures for adaptation and resilience. The goal was to share knowledge and best practices, foster transatlantic dialogue and connections, and think critically about how best to safeguard critical energy infrastructures.
Day 2 (Monday, 13 December 2021) shifted the perspective to policy and discussed the role of policymakers and policy solutions to facilitate adaptation in the electricity sector.
Confirmed speakers included:
- Dr. Frank Kaspar, Deutscher Wetterdienst
- Dr. Craig Zamuda, the U.S. Department of Energy
- Dr. Judsen Bruzgul, ICF International
- Dr. Eknath Vittal, Electric Power Research Institute
- Stephen Torres, Southern California Edison
- Neil Weisenfeld, ICF International
- Dennis Volk, Bundesnetzagentur (the German Federal Network Agency)
- Dr. Jesse Keenan, Tulane University
- Romany Webb, Columbia Law School
- Mike Hogan, the Regulatory Assistance Project
This webinar series was supported by the Ecologic Institute.
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Ecologic Institute, Germany - Team
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Jonathan Frost
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English
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United States, Germany
Digital Event:Climate Proofing the Electric Sector I/II
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Frost, Jonathan (2022): A Blueprint for Adaptation – Preparing the U.S. and German Energy Systems for the Risks that Climate Change Poses. Ecologic Institute, Berlin