NH Youth Climate & Clean Energy Youth Forum 2021

Spring 2021

Monday, March 08, 2021 | 9:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. EDT

Watch recordings of the event:

Launching a Climate and Clean Energy Career (52:34)
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Accelerating Climate, Clean Energy, and Equity Actions in NH (52:49)
Exploring Environmental Science Carbon Capture and Nature-based Solutions (51:14)
Climate & Clean Energy Youth Forum 2021 (3:03:47)

About

Climate change and environmental justice are among the most pressing issues of our time. The Climate and Clean Energy Youth Forum engaged students and young professionals with senior climate and energy leaders in the federal government, New Hampshire’s congressional delegation, scientists, business leaders, and environmental justice champions

Goals

  1. Learn about the implementation of climate and clean energy plans
  2. Discuss intergenerational science, climate change policy, and environmental justice
  3. Explore career potential in an emerging economy

The Emerging Leaders panelists that participated in this event

Agenda & Speakers


9:00 AM 

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

  • Opening by speakers:
    • Anthea Lavallee, Executive Director of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
    • Charles Driscoll, Board Chair of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

9:05 AM

Biden Administration Clean Energy/Climate Action Priorities w/ Moderator Tierman Sittenfeld, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs

  • Joined by: 
    • Shalanda Baker, US DOE Deputy Director for Energy Justice & the Secretary’s Advisor on Equity 
    • Hannah Bristol, Director of White House Office of Youth Engagement and Domestic Policy Council
  • With student panelists:
    • Tyler Edwards, Duke University
    • Catalina Mejia, Cornell University
    • Anna Douglas, Tuck School of Business
    • Alex Krass, Tuck School of Business

9:45 AM

Clean Energy and Climate Change Action in Congress & Statehouse w/ Moderator Rob Werner, New Hampshire State Director of League of Conservation Voters

  • Joined by: 
    • US Senator Maggie Hassan
    • US Senator Jeanne Shaheen
    • US Congressman Chris Pappas
    • US Congresswoman Annie Kuster
  • With student panelists:
    • Catherin Bregou, Hanover High
    • Jacob Gehrung, UNH
    • Caitlyn Hatzell, Antioch University
    • Bea Burack, Phillips Exeter Academy

10:30 AM

Climate Futures for Transportation & Offshore Wind w/ Moderator Brianna Brand Fiorillo, Senior Program Director of Clean Energy NH

  • Joined by:
    • Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President of Environmental League of Massachusetts
    • Alli Gold Roberts, Director of State Policy at CERES, Inc.
    • Florence Chen, Office of the Secretary & Special Assistant for Policy at the US Department of Transportation
  • With student panelists:
    • Elisabeth Sum, Tuck School of Business
    • Hannah Saltman, Tuck School of Business
    • Qasim Mehdi, Syracuse University

Breakouts

11:10 AM

Launching a Climate and Clean Energy Career w/ Moderator April Salas, Executive Director of the Revers Center for Energy

  • Joined by:
    • Robin Tindall, Environmental Stewardship Team Leader of Hypertherm
    • Dan Weeks, Director of Market Develop of ReVision Energy
    • Kevin Yuan, Innovation and Sustainability Manager of Nike
    • Merritt Patridge, Director of External Affairs of Lyme Timber
  • With student panelists:
    • Bridget McCarthy, Tuck School of Business
    • Nate Smith, Tuck School of Business
    • Stylianos Chasapopoulos, Tuck School of Business

11:10 AM

Exploring Environmental Science – Carbon Capture and Nature-based Solutions w/ Moderator Antha Lavallee, Executive Director of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

  • Joined by:
    • Britt Lundgren, Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture of Stonyfield Organic
    • Bill Keeton, Professor of Forest Ecology at UVM
    • Charley Driscoll, Professor of Environmental Systems at Syracuse University
  • With student panelists:
    • Morgan Irons, Cornell University
    • Stephen Peters-Collaer, UVM
    • Qasim Mehdi, Syracuse University

11:10 AM

Accelerating Climate, Clean Energy, and Equity Actions in NH w/ Moderator Rob Werner, New Hampshire State Director of League of Conservation Voters

  • Joined by: 
    • Sheila Vargas, Government and Community Relations Manager, Nature Conservancy NH
    • Arnold Mikolo, Environmental Justice Community Advocate for New Hampshire of Conservation Law Foundation & co-chair of Manchester NAACP Environmental Climate & Justice Committee
    • Lisa Drake, Chair of NHBSR Advocacy Committee & Director of Sustainability Innovation at Stonyfield Farm
  • With student Panelists:
    • Madison Britting, University of Connecticut
    • Jessica Lopes, Franklin Pierce University
    • Jonathan Weinberg, Whitman College
    • Kristin Thompson, Antioch University

12:05 PM

Lunch & Learn Equity & Climate Justice w/ Moderator Dan Weeks, Director of Market Development and Co-Owner of ReVision Energy

  • Joined by:
    • Shalanda Baker, author of Revolutionary Power, US DOE Secretary’s Advisor on Equity & Deputy Director for Energy Justice

12:45 PM

Wrap up & Thank you!

  • Led by:
    • April Salas, Executive Director of the Revers Center for Energy at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
    • Susan Kaplan, Founder of Sustainable Futures Consulting