The Inflation Reduction Act’s $370 billion investment in American clean energy technology, manufacturing, and innovation will lower energy costs for families and small businesses and create good-paying jobs and new economic opportunities for workers.

John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation; Mike Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Former Mayor of New York City; Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore, MD; Mayor Corey Woods of Tempe, AZ; Mayor Pam Hemminger of Chapel Hill, NC; Mayor Frank Cownie of Des Moines, IA; and John D. Porcari, Co-founder of the Equity in Infrastructure Project and Former U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary discussed the unprecedented opportunity that the IRA presents local leaders to advance their clean energy and workforce development goals. This session will also touch on the technical assistance, resources, and strategies local leaders need to maximize their communities’ benefits from the programs available through the IRA, including consumer-facing tax credits, building retrofits and conversion to cleaner forms of energy. This webinar was recorded live on February 28, 2023.