This session explored the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and the benefits that they will bring to residents. IRA contains several tax credits in service of increasing America’s competitiveness in the clean energy economy. Featured speakers included Laurel Blatchford, Chief Implementation Officer, Inflation Reduction Act, US Department of Treasury; John Podesta, Senior Adviser to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation; Alexander Dane, Senior Manager for Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships, World Resources Institute; Mayor Lily Mei of Fremont, CA; and Mayor Erin Mendenhall of Salt Lake City, UT.
Getting Started: Resilient Infrastructure
In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced 28 “billion-dollar disasters,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); this has been followed by 24 such disasters in 2024, through November 1, 2024. Damages from all events in 2023 totaled at least...