2023 GreenTech Conference | Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Legal & Policy Challenges on the Road to Net Zero
November 8, 2023
On Nov. 8, 2023, Georgetown Climate Center, the Environmental Law Institute, and Georgetown Law's Environmental Law & Policy Program hosted the 2023 GreenTech Conference, "Implementing the IRA and Accelerating the Energy Transition: Legal and Policy Challenges on the Road to Net Zero." This day-long conference took place at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. with in-person and virtual participation options.
The conference was attended by 150 in-person participants and garnered over 400 livestream views throughout the day. We are thankful to all participants who joined us, bringing broad perspectives and inspiring robust conversation around the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the U.S. clean energy transition. We sincerely appreciate your participation, questions, and insights. Session recordings are available below.
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Morning Plenary (Recording)
- 9 AM | Welcoming Remarks
- 9:30 AM | Inflation Reduction Act "One Year In"
- 10 AM | Level Setting: Identifying the Key Legal and Policy Challenges to Achieving the Energy Transition
- 10:45 AM | Plenary Panel: Enabling an Equitable Energy Transition
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Track 1: Power Sector (Recording)
- 1 - 1:20 PM | Accelerating the Transition to Low-Carbon Energy
- 1:20 - 2:30 PM | Intersection of IRA and EPA's Power Plant Proposal: Pathways for Renewables, Natural Gas, and Hydrogen in the Energy Transition
- 2:45 - 4 PM | Siting and Permitting Energy Transition Infrastructure: Developing Meaningful Procedural Reforms
Track 2: Transportation (Recording)
- 1 - 1:20 PM | Solving the Decarbonization Puzzle
- 1:20 - 2:30 PM | Road, Rail, and Shipping: Expanding Role of EVs, Fuel Cells, and Advanced Technologies - Are the IRA Incentives Sufficient?
- 2:45 - 4 PM | Critical Minerals and Other Supply Chain Challenges for IRA Technologies
Track 3: Carbon Management & Accounting (Recording)
- 1 - 1:20 PM | Carbon Management, Removal, and Measurement
- 1:20 - 2:30 PM | The Role of Carbon Capture and Direct Air Capture: Divergent Stakeholder Views and the Need for New Legal and Policy Frameworks
- 2:45 - 4 PM | Measurement, Reporting and Verification: Offset Markets and Net Zero Accounting
Closing Plenary Recording
About the 2023 GreenTech Conference
One year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) assigned $369 billion to tackle climate change, offering an unprecedented chance to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. Reaching net zero will require innovative legal and policy frameworks to guide such an economic and societal transformation. In other words, realizing the promise of the IRA will require new approaches, new levels of collaboration, and a forward-looking, equity-focused vision of what a lower carbon future could be.
The 2023 GreenTech Conference included keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and sector-specific breakout tracks, convening experts across the fields of policy, law, energy, and industry to delve into specific IRA focus areas, including low-carbon electricity and transportation, carbon management, and environmental justice. Each session was designed to bring together diverse viewpoints, encourage hard-hitting questions, and catalyze substantive, action-oriented conversations.