Resilient Energy Economies Summer 2025 Convening

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June 17, 2025 to June 18, 2025

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The REE Initiative was established in 2024 to develop strategies that support the economies of fossil fuel–dependent communities across America as the energy system transforms in the 21st century.

The Summer 2025 Convening took place in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico and brought together a community of scholars, policymakers, and economic development practitioners from the local, state, tribal, and federal levels to share knowledge and build relationships across the nation’s energy communities.

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