On 24 August 2021 (19.00-20.00 CET), the World Resources Institute is hosting a webinar on "New Approaches Large Energy Buyers Can Take to Transform & Decarbonize the Grid".
Large energy buyers, including companies, cities and institutional customers, have a critical role to play in achieving a carbon-free grid. While they have driven a substantial amount of new renewable energy capacity in recent years, large energy buyers can still take a variety of other actions to help facilitate the substantial grid transformation needed this decade.
The webinar will highlight findings from a forthcoming WRI issue brief, which focuses on advanced actions that large energy buyers can take to reach a 100% carbon free grid. It will also feature presentations from Google and the City of Des Moines on how they developed and pursued their own 24/7 clean energy targets.
- Lori Bird, US Energy Director and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy, World Resources Institute
- Norma Hutchinson, Research Analyst, Energy Program, World Resources Institute
- Reid Spolek, Senior Energy Lead, Google
- Josh Mandelbaum, Council Member, City of Des Moines