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.
