The Climate Change and Zero Emissions Strategies— Consumer Response and Customer Perspectives Panel is one of many sessions during the 44th Annual National Conference of the American Association of Blacks in Energy® (AABE) streaming live May 25 – 27, 2021. The conference offers powerful connections, energetic exchanges, and top-notch sessions geared toward energy professionals, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, students, and federal officials.

PEA’s President & CEO, Emily Schapira will be on the panel discussing climate change mitigation and energy affordability, equitable access to clean energy technologies, and development concerns/limitations, including siting, transmission, and storage.

Moderator: David Springe, Executive Director, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates

Panelists:

• Nancy Hirsh, Executive Director, NW Energy Coalition
• Dan Lapato, Senior Director, State Affairs, American Gas Association
• Jacqueline Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
• Emily Schapira, President and CEO, Philadelphia Energy Authority