Climate Change (generally)
Climate Compliance Versus Action 2023
Author
Madison Calhoun, Bill Caplan, Chris Kardish, Keith Killpack, Fatou Jabbie, and Ken Berlin
Author Bios (long)

Madison Calhoun is Senior Manager of Educational Programs at the Environmental Law Institute. Bill Caplan (moderator/presenter) is the author of Thwart Climate Change Now: Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick. Chris Kardish is an Industrial Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Keith Killpack is Technical Director of Environmental Certification Services at SCS Global Services. Fatou Jabbie is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of USL Technology Inc. Ken Berlin is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center.

Date
June 2023
Volume
53
Issue
6
Page
10435
Type
Dialogue
Summary

The Inflation Reduction Act and Federal Buy Clean Initiative have each inspired states and municipalities to regulate embodied carbon (Scope 3) using “Buy Clean” policies and legislation. Reducing embodied carbon has become mainstream, and environmental product declarations (EPDs) have surfaced as the tool. Are EPDs alone enough? Is the compliance timeline sufficient? On February 1, 2023, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts that provided an update on Buy Clean policy, green funding, the status of carbon emissions, and a primer on EPDs. Below, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.

H.R. 3358
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3358
Committee Name
Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Sponsor Name
Arrington
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Tex.
Issue
7
Volume
53
Update Issue
15
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H2375

would prohibit any requirement for recipients of federal contracts to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk.

H.R. 1715
Update Type
Committee Action
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1715
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 118-49
Issue
7
Volume
53
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H2133

would direct DOE and NOAA to conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in the United States.

H.R. 2924
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2924
Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security
Sponsor Name
Clarke
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
Issue
6
Volume
53
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H2082

would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to research and develop approaches to mitigate identified or potential negative effects of climate change on homeland security.

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