Big Decisions: 2022

Exploring big decisions in climate, energy, and the environment in the year ahead

Date

Jan. 11, 2022

Time

10:30 a.m. — noon

Participants

Juliet Eilperin, Carlos Martín, Mary Nichols, Richard Revesz, and Richard G. Newell

Event Series

RFF Live

Event Details

With 2022 upon us, which climate, energy, and environment issues will dominate the headlines, and where will we see policy breakthroughs? As we kicked off a new year, Resources for the Future (RFF) hosted a virtual RFF Live event on Tuesday, January 11, forecasting some of the biggest decisions to come in 2022—from the next steps in implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to the role of the courts in establishing the US regulatory agenda.

Together with leading experts across policy, research, and journalism, RFF President and CEO Richard G. Newell explored the big decisions we are tracking in the year ahead.

Speakers

Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
Carlos Martín, Brookings Institution
Mary Nichols, UCLA School of Law, California Air Resources Board
Richard Revesz, New York University School of Law
Richard G. Newell, Resources for the Future (Moderator)

Event Video

Topics

Participants

Juliet Eilperin

Deputy Editor, Washington Post

Carlos Martín

David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings Metro

Mary Nichols

Distinguished Counsel, UCLA School of Law; Former Chair, California Air Resources Board

Richard Revesz

Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, New York University School of Law

Richard G. Newell

Dr. Richard G. Newell is the President and CEO of Resources for the Future. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for official US government energy statistics and analysis.

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