Power of Place (The Nature Conservancy & Land Use Planning For Clean Energy) with Erica Brand, Director of California Energy Strategy for The Nature Conservancy
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English - March 12, 2020 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBTechnology Arts revolt jonah sargent footprint project electricity energy renewable energy solar power wind resiliency cannabis Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In 2018, California lawmakers set an ambitious climate goal to this effect: 100-percent clean electricity by 2045…. but what does 100% clean energy really look like on the ground? While this is a great sign for climate change mitigation, it could also result in major impacts to natural habitat.
For example, if we met the growth of demand for electricity in California with a combination of solar and wind - we would need 1.6-3.6 million acres of land (roughly the size of Delaware to the size of Connecticut).
Joining ReVolt to discuss energy land use planning is Erica Brand, the Director of California Energy Strategy for The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest land conservation nonprofit. Erica played a major part in authoring The Nature Conservancy's study ‘Power of Place’ which lays out pathways for protecting important natural and agricultural lands while creating a 100-percent clean energy future for California.
Erica works on state and regional policies related to clean electricity and land conservation. In her role she leads a team that focuses on decarbonizing the electricity grid, providing science and policy analysis to state and federal regulatory agencies that develop and implement clean electricity policies and solutions.
She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT), a partnership of major environmental groups and private-sector clean energy companies, that designs and advocates for policies that promote global warming solutions and increase zero-carbon energy sources for California and the West.
Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Erica served as a Senior Environmental Policy Specialist at Pacific Gas & Electric Company and has over 15 years of experience in the energy and environmental sector. She holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Special Thanks To:
Erica Brand
Maya Batres
Maggie King
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