Election 2024 and U.S. climate policy | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Public event
Series: Election issues

Election 2024 and U.S. climate policy

A Ford School-Brookings Institution partnership

Speaker

Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Barry Rabe, Brahima Coulibaly, Samantha Gross, Sanjay Patnaik, Phil Roos, Tonya Allen, Cecilia Rouse, Kelly House

Date & time

Sep 19, 2024, 5:00 pm EDT

Location

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Climate policy has been a significant focal area at the federal level over the past three years, notably with the passage of legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IRA and IIJA will be essential for the transition of the United States to a carbon free society by 2050. They will also have wide-reaching state and local impacts, including in Michigan.

The 2024 election is an ideal time to examine how current U.S. climate policy is working and what the next few years could look like. For instance, many challenges remain in the implementation of the IRA and the IIJA (e.g., permitting and land use), while the impacts on major industries like automotive manufacturing are still being studied. Bringing together the deep knowledge of scholars at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and the policy and research expertise of Brookings, this event will explore important aspects of recent legislation as well as the future of climate policy in the United States.

 

Welcome Remarks:

  • Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
     

Framing the Issue: 

  • Brahima Coulibaly, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development program, Brookings Institution
     

Panel Discussion – Choices for the future 

  • Samantha Gross, Director, Energy Security and Climate Initiative and Fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings
  • Sanjay Patnaik, Director, Center on Regulation and Markets and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings
  • Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Phil Roos, Director, State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
  • Moderator: Kelly House, environmental reporter for Bridge Michigan
     

Keynote and discussion: 

  • Tonya Allen, President, McKnight Foundation
  • Moderator: Cecilia Rouse, President, Brookings Institution