U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Mike Braun hosted U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm for a caucus meeting to discuss how Congress and the administration can work together to bolster America’s critical minerals supply chains and the development of reliable clean energy technologies.
Oceans Health & Carbon Sequestration
Members of the Caucus met with Marty Odlin, the CEO of Running Tide; Yannick Glemarec, the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund; and Katherine Stodulka, a partner at Systemiq to discuss the role of the private sector in scaling oceans-based climate solutions.
Faith & Climate
Members of the caucus met with a range of faith leaders to discuss caring for creation and the role the faith community can play in encouraging climate action.
Climate Resilience
Members met with Jose Andres, the founder of World Central Kitchen, Thad Hall, the CEO of Calpine, and Delaware resilience expert Danielle Swallow.
European Climate Policies
Members met with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal to discuss the EU’s climate plan.
Meeting with the UK Ambassador
Members of the caucus met with the UK Ambassador, Dame Karen Pierce, about international climate cooperation.
Meeting with Bill Gates and Dave Barron
Members of the caucus met with Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy, and Dave Barron, founder of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, to discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to advance energy innovation.
Industrial Decarbonization
Members met with Climate CEO Dialogue, a group of 22 companies and four environmental non-profits whose goal is to advance policies that minimize the costs of investments in reducing the scale and risk of climate change.
Meeting on Agriculture-Based Climate Solutions
Members of the caucus met with leaders from the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Corteva Agriscience, Cloud Agronomics, and the Environmental Defense Fund to discuss how the agriculture sector can advance climate solutions.
Meeting with Business Roundtable
Members of the caucus met with Josh Bolten, CEO of Business Roundtable, and George Oliver, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls and Chair of Business Roundtable’s Energy & Environment Committee, to talk about ways to advance bipartisan sustainability policies.
