1. ClearPath adds two experts to its policy team

 

ClearPath announced two new additions to its policy team this week: Nick Lombardo as Senior Program Director of International Policy and Landon Stevens as Senior Program Director for the Electricity Sector.

• Lombardo will lead ClearPath’s new international policy portfolio. He joins ClearPath from multinational conglomerate Tata Group, where he served as Senior Director of Global Corporate Affairs.
• Stevens joins ClearPath from his position as Director of Policy and Advocacy at the nonprofit Conservative Energy Network and will lead ClearPath’s electricity sector research and policy portfolio

Welcome Nick and Landon!
 

2. CREST Act gets a Senate hearing

  

This week, the Senate Energy Committee examined the bipartisan Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies (CREST) Act sponsored by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

• The CREST Act was introduced in the Senate in June by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA).
• After this hearing, the CREST Act will be able to move into the markup process in the new Congress.

What’s clear: A diverse set of high-quality CDR solutions is essential to removing carbon dioxide already in our atmosphere and affordably reducing emissions across the global economy.

Plug in: Learn more about CDR technology and policy here.
 

3. Infrastructure year marches on

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November 2022 marked one year since the enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which made robust investments in energy demonstration projects.

ClearPath is tracking the $62 billion in energy programs funded by the bipartisan IIJA and authorized by its predecessor, the Energy Act of 2020.

• The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken steps on a number of programs already.
• But, applications have yet to be opened for the majority of programs, including the much-awaited Carbon Capture Hubs programs.

Plug in: In a new blog post, our Policy Advisor Matthew Mailloux discusses progress made on the bipartisan IIJA’s energy projects and next steps to make sure these projects get built.
 

4. Podcast: energy and climate in the new Congress

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With a new majority in the House, Republicans have new opportunities to lead on energy and climate policy.

Our CEO Rich Powell appeared on Columbia University’s Energy Exchange podcast alongside Aliya Haq of Breakthrough Energy to discuss what’s next in Congress.

Plug in: Listen to the podcast here.
 

5. We’re hiring!

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Interested in a career in clean energy? ClearPath is hiring in a variety of roles across the organization!

• Government Affairs Manager – supports House of Representatives outreach and education
• Events Manager – supports ClearPath’s external outreach and special events and meetings
• Executive Manager – works alongside the leadership team to manage a rapid flow of work spanning multiple projects
• Policy Associate – builds and assists in development and promotion of policies that support ClearPath’s goal; candidates should have interest in technological innovation, nuclear energy, and industrial sector decarbonization
• Research Intern, Spring 2023 – works on a myriad of projects across clean energy technologies to advance ClearPath’s long-term strategy and policy

Plug in: Check out the full job descriptions on our Careers page, and send applications to #.
 

6. Coming down the pipeline

• Thursday, 12/8 11am-12pm: Our Program Manager Savvy Bowman is speaking on an Energy Futures Initiative panel for the launch of their report CO2-Secure: A National Program to Deploy Carbon Removal at Gigaton Scale. Register to attend the event here.

7. ICYMI

• James Osborne discusses the shift in conservative climate policy and spotlights Republican Members of Congress who attended COP27 in the Houston Chronicle.
• CO2 storage developer Gulf Coast Sequestration and DAC company Climeworks signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a project to remove one million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.
• Natural gas company Enbridge and Oxy subsidiary Low Carbon Ventures signed a letter of intent to explore developing a carbon sequestration hub on the Texas Gulf Coast.