Join the Progressive Policy Institute’s Paul Bledsoe for a virtual educational webinar for Congressional staff on how the European Union’s reliance on imports of methane-heavy Russian gas is undermining international climate goals and funding a geopolitical crisis.
The briefing will dive deep into Paul Bledsoe’s recent report, entitled “The Role of Natural Gas in Limiting European Union Emissions: Key Opportunities to Cut Methane, Coal and CO2.”
The dominance of Russia in the European gas market is troubling — with Russia providing nearly half of total EU gas imports in 2020. This Russian natural gas has extremely high rates of fugitive emissions of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, and is a leading factor in Russia being by far the world’s largest methane emitter.
However, the United States can reduce the EU’s reliance on Russian gas. The Biden Administration, Congress, and the U.S. natural gas industry are beginning to undertake a series of strategic steps to make U.S. gas super-low emitting compared to gas from Russia and other major exporters.
WHAT: Virtual Congressional briefing for staff and interns
WHEN: Wednesday, January 26; 1:00-2:00pm ET; Zoom
PANELISTS:
Paul Bledsoe, Senior Advisor to the Progressive Policy Institute and former Communications Director of the Clinton White House Climate Change Task Force
Additional Panelists TBA
Please note: This bipartisan briefing is open to all Congressional staff and interns. The panel will share policy proposals to address this issue.
