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Incorporating climate policy at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission like turning a battleship, says Rabe

February 18, 2021 Grist
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Barry Rabe

Barry Rabe comments on the relatively unknown Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which plays a prominent role in overseeing the nation's pipelines, natural gas infrastructure, and more: "I would put FERC in the basket of agencies that have huge climate relevance, but where climate has generally not been front and center."

"Incorporating climate change into an agency like FERC is a bit like 'turning a battleship,'" Rabe told Grist. 

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Barry Rabe

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Barry Rabe

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy
Rabe examines the political feasibility and durability of environmental and energy policy, with a particular emphasis on efforts to address climate change in the U.S. and other federal systems. His most recent books examine the politics of carbon pricing and the limitations of unilateral executive branch policy actions. Current research explores the politics of intensive but short-lived greenhouse gases, such as methane and HFCs. Recent policy engagement includes work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.