Finding a Bipartisan National Consensus on Climate Policy

On May 9th, the ACCF hosted an Economic Policy Evening, “Finding a Bipartisan National Consensus on Climate Policy” with leading congressional members on energy issues for an off-the-record discussion.  Members of Congress included:

  • Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA), Republican Member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
  • Representative Garrett Graves (R-LA), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chairman, House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
  • Scott Peters (D-CA),Vice Chairman of the New Democrat Coalition and member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Tom Reed (R-NY), Member of the House Ways and Means Committee
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chairman, House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change
  • Fred Upton (R-MI), former Chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee

Members of the media included:

  • Zack Colman, Energy Reporter, Politico
  • Lisa Friedman, Energy Reporter, The New York Times
  • Amy Harder, Energy Reporter, Axios
  • Steven Mufson, Business and Climate Change Reporter, The Washington Post

Business executives from American manufacturing and energy industry joined the bipartisan group.