On behalf of RMI, the Mission Possible Partnership, and the Bezos Earth Fund, we want to offer our deepest sympathies to the Los Angeles community. The health and safety of our LA based speakers, attendees, and staff is our top priority at this time. As such, we have made the difficult decision to postpone The Journey Ahead: Decarbonizing Industry and Heavy Transport in California, originally scheduled for January 17th.
We will reach out to attendees and speakers once we have a new event date. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at Mia Reback, mreback@rmi.org.
California is a national leader in climate action, with state mandates to achieve net zero emissions by 2045. Southern California is already leading the way decarbonizing trucking, shipping, and ports and the State’s other heavy industries. Yet more work is needed to meet local and state climate goals.
Hosted by RMI, the Mission Possible Partnership, and the Bezos Earth Fund, this invite-only convening will bring together state, and local policymakers; project developers; community organizations; and members of the finance community to discuss the journey ahead for decarbonizing heavy industry and transport in California. The event will focus on stock-taking progress and identifying next steps to create points that unlock large decarbonization projects across aviation, shipping, trucking, cement/concrete, hydrogen, low-carbon fuels, and green electricity sectors – which, combined, account for 30% of the State’s total emissions today.
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of what needs to happen next and get an opportunity to network with relevant stakeholders and decision makers.
Guest speakers include Daniel Adomian (California IBank), Amber Coluso (Port of Los Angeles), Paul Gioupis (Zeem Solutions), Matt Horton (Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation), Rachel Howard (Mission Possible Partnership), Moana McClellan (RMI), Maggie Messerschmidt (C40), Steve Regis (CalPortland), Jane Sadler (RMI), Nocona Sanders (RMI), Ben Skinner (RMI), Corey Stewart (RMI), Dr. Joshuah Stolaroff (Mote), Jack Symington (Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator) and Andrew Waddell (RMI).
Time |
Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 9:30-9:50 a.m. | Event Opening & Welcome Remarks |
| 9:50-10:30 a.m. | PANEL 1 – Decarbonizing Shipping, Ports, and Trucking |
| 10:35-11:15 a.m. | PANEL 2 – Unlocking FOAK / NOAKs in California: The Industry Perspective |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | PANEL 3 – Creating the Enabling Ecosystem: Policy, Finance, Community Engagement |
| 12:00-12:10 p.m. | Call to Action & Closing |
| 12:10-1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
Co-Founder and CEO, Zeem Solutions
Air Quality Environmental Specialist, Port of Los Angeles
Senior Project Manager, Green Shipping Corridors, C40
ESG & Sustainability Director, Long Beach Container Terminal
Chief Operating Officer, CalPortland
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mote
Director of Industrial Decarbonisation, Mission Possible Partnership
Senior Associate, RMI
Director Marker Deployment, Rondo
VP, Research and Policy; Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Associate Government Program Analyst, California IBank
Director, City Climate Innovation; Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
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