FEDERALhearing transcript

House Climate Committee Field Hearing in Colorado

Original title: COLORADO'S ROADMAP FOR CLEAN ENERGY ACTION: LESSONS FROM STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS

January 1, 2019

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing served as a formal information-gathering session to inform the development of a national climate plan by reviewing successful clean energy and emission-reduction policies implemented at the state and local levels in Colorado.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Colorado residents

The hearing focused on state-level energy policies that impact local energy costs, environmental regulations, and economic development.

Energy industry companies

Companies operating in Colorado are subject to the state's clean energy and emission-reduction mandates discussed during the hearing.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

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Summary

The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held its first national in Boulder, Colorado, on August 1, 2019. The committee gathered testimony from state and local leaders, including Governor Jared Polis, to examine Colorado's clean energy initiatives and strategies for reducing .

Key Facts

The hearing took place on August 1, 2019, at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
The purpose of the hearing was to discuss state and local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand clean energy deployment.
This was the first national field hearing conducted by the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Witnesses included Governor Jared Polis, Mayor Suzanne Jones, Mayor Wade Troxell, Cary Weiner (CSU), Chris Wright (Liberty Oilfield Services), and Heidi VanGenderen (CU-Boulder).
Representative Diana DeGette was permitted to join the committee on the dais for the hearing.
The committee received several reports and articles for the record regarding ozone and volatile organic compounds in Colorado.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The committee met to learn about Colorado's state and local clean energy policies to help inform a future national climate plan.

Who testified at the hearing?

Witnesses included Colorado Governor Jared Polis, the mayors of Boulder and Fort Collins, representatives from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado-Boulder, and the CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

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Federal-Local Alignment

The committee explicitly sought to use state-level successes in Colorado as a blueprint for federal climate legislation.

Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Jared Polis

Connected Entities

personSuzanne Jones“Mayor of Boulder, Colorado and witness”Map →

organizationSelect Committee on the Climate Crisis“House committee conducting the hearing”Map →

personWade Troxell“Mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado and witness”Map →

personKathy Castor“Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis”Map →

locationUniversity of Colorado-Boulder“Location of the field hearing”Map →

personJared Polis“Governor of Colorado and witness”Map →

Sources

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