Transcript presentation - Local Energy Solutions

POST-ELECTION UPDATE
What to expect in energy policy,
politics and leadership in NH and
beyond
November 19, 2016
Local Energy Solutions Conference
State
Federal
“If
you look at the energy and climate
policies of Donald Trump based on his
statements during the campaign, they
come closest to the national policies of
Nicaragua, North Korea and Syria”
ERIC ROSTON, BLOOMBERG

Appointments: CEQ, DOE, USDA, EPA (Myron Ebell), other

Executive Orders: Rescind prior executive orders, e.g. 13693, “Federal
Leadership on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability”

Rescind, suspend regulatory proceedings, e.g. regulation of methane leakage
from natural gas extraction

Treaties, international agreements, e.g. Paris Climate Agreement

Budget priorities, FY2017 (February)

Legislative initiatives (via Congress), e.g. withdraw Clean Power Plan, Energy
Tax Reform – “First 100 Days Agenda”

“…… lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of job-producing
American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal”

“lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the
Keystone Pipeline, to move forward”

“cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the money to fix
America's water and environmental infrastructure”
EXECUTIVE
 Committee
Chairmanships

Senate ENR (Murkowski), EPW (Capito), Finance (Hatch), Ag,
Appropriations

House Ag, ENR, Natural Resources, Science, Ways and Means,
Appriopriations
 Policy

Nothing in Lame Duck except CR

Comprehensive tax reform, including energy (Wyden?)

Extension of renewable energy credits (solar ITC, wind PTC in place
from 2015 Omnibus)

Clean Power Plan

Energy Bill (Shaheen-Portman)- will be bill, but will look different

EPA authority, funding

Federal lands energy development
LEGISLATIVE
 JOBS
and opportunity in clean technology economy – do we
want China to become climate leader and steal our jobs?
 International
 Fortune
goals
alienation over pulling out of Paris
500 companies restating commitment to climate
 Role
of the courts
 Role
of the states as laboratories for innovation
 “To
every action, an equal and opposite reaction”
REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL