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CLEAN ENERGY INSIDER
DECEMBER 15, 2023
REAMS REPORT

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I just returned from Dubai, UAE, where I was proud to lead the Conservative Climate Foundation’s annual Republican delegation to COP28. This year, we brought over 25 senior House and Senate staff – alongside an official delegation of House Energy & Commerce Committee Members – to the U.N. Conference of Parties, where we ensured that conservative solutions had a seat at the global table.

Since its inception, CCF has created opportunities for Republican engagement in international climate discussions. In 2021, we traveled to Glasgow, Scotland, with 4 Members of Congress. Last year, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, we hosted 6 Members and 15 congressional staff. This year’s record-breaking number of attendees signals that Republicans have solutions that protect balance environmental protection, energy security, and economic prosperity.
CCF hosted Members of Congress and industry leaders in bipartisan panel discussions in the Green Zone at the Atlantic Council’s Global Decarbonization Accelerator, covering topics from nuclear energy ([link removed]) to permitting reform ([link removed]) to climate and trade ([link removed]) .

I also moderated a panel of Republicans at the U.S. Center focusing on American energy and climate leadership. House Energy & Commerce Vice Chair Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) shared how they are working to ensure U.S. energy development and American innovation can continue to lift developing nations out of poverty, strengthen global energy security, and ensure the United States continues to lead the world in carbon emissions reduction. Watch the full panel discussion HERE ([link removed]) .
I am leaving this year’s COP with an optimistic outlook for the future and for conservative climate policy, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside these Republican champions.

Sincerely,
Heather Reams
CRES President

WHAT CRES IS HEARING
“I look forward to coming back to COP because every single one of us want a cleaner, healthier planet for our children and our grandchildren, but we know that the U.S. has to be able to compete economically around the world, continue to raise people out of poverty, and continue to create wealth which allows us to reinvest in having that cleaner, healthier environment.” – Conservative Climate Caucus Vice Chair Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) during the Conservative Climate Foundation’s official event ([link removed]) at the U.S. Center at COP28.
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“If [the United States] has the lowest intensity natural gas in the world, we should not be limiting or stranding these assets. It is better for the global environment for us to connect this to the grid and export it, which means we need to be permitting more LNG export capacity and it means we need to be allowing for pipelines to be built to transport this clean source around the United States and potentially the world.” – Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) on the need for permitting reform at a Conservative Climate Foundation-sponsored panel ([link removed]) on permitting reform at COP28.
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“Climate politics is tough, but when I’m home and talking to people out in the villages [..] about the loss of the salmon in the river, for them, there is no politics in climate. For them, it is about their food security, it is about their financial and economic security, and it is about their cultural security. […] So, I will step into the political fray and be there with unlikely friends and allies […] because it is important, we work to find the consensus. There are not going to be any enduring climate policies unless we are working that together.” – Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at a Conservative Climate Foundation-sponsored panel ([link removed]) on climate and trade at COP28.
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“[COP28] is an opportunity to celebrate American energy and environmental leadership and its legacy as technological innovators to solve difficult problems around energy and environmental protection without sacrificing economic development or national security.” — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) at an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing (http://) on America’s leadership in emissions reduction.

WHAT CRES IS SAYING
About support for Energy & Water Development Appropriations...
“CRES greatly appreciates the efforts of bipartisan Appropriators in Congress and urges their continued support for initiatives to drive the development of innovative technologies, decarbonization of energy-intensive industries, modernization of the electrical grid, and security of critical mineral supply chains.” — CRES President Heather Reams on CRES’ letter to House and Senate Appropriators in support of key funding priorities. See the full letter of support HERE ([link removed]) .
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About Republicans going to COP28...
“The political argument is probably what perked Republicans’ interest in really thinking about this - Republicans are focused on jobs, energy affordability, consumer choice, and U.S. competition. Republicans are now more focused on solutions to climate change instead of wholly denying the issue, focusing on platform-friendly aspects of the issue like energy security, conservation, and job creation,” said CRES President Heather Reams in an interview for National Journal. Read the full article HERE ([link removed]) .

WHAT CRES IS DOING

CRES Senior Manager of Government Relations Andrew Morley and CRES Media and Communications Manager Sarah Geary traveled to Nevada with the Western Caucus Foundation. They visited the Hoover Dam, alongside newly-elected Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) and other Members of Congress, to see firsthand how water scarcity and other climate-related impacts affect communities throughout the West, from irrigation and flood control to energy production.

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CRES Forum hosted a COP28 preview event featuring industry leaders, policy experts, and congressional staff to highlight the messages Republicans planned to bring to the international conference. Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) joined to discuss the United States’ leadership in emissions reduction. To read the full event recap, click HERE.
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CRES Forum also hosted a C6WC—Cool Conservative Communicators Collaborating on Climate Change with CRES Forum—briefing featuring current and former Hill communications staff with on-the-ground experience at COP, who offered advice on how best to talk about conservative climate issues and message about Republican engagement at COP28.
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WE’RE HIRING!

CRES is continuing to grow, and we're bolstering our team! If clean energy stirs your passion and you're keen to join a team promoting practical, conservative energy solutions, we want to hear from you! Find out more about our opportunities and apply below:
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WHAT CRES IS WRITING

REPAIR Act Clears Legal Roadblocks for Critical Clean Energy and Infrastructure Projects ([link removed])
CRES applauds 2023 Clean Energy Champion Senator Bill Cassidy for leading the introduction of the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act, which streamlines the permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects.

WHAT CRES IS READING
Airlines Race Toward a Future of Powering Their Jets With Corn ([link removed]) – The New York Times

Can Carbon Capture Live Up to the Hype? ([link removed]) – The New York Times

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon pursues green, carbon-negative agenda in one of the nation's reddest states ([link removed]) – CBS News

Banning fossil fuels is now a make-or-break issue at climate talks ([link removed]) -–The Washington Post

Republicans bring contentious environmental record — and agenda — to climate summit ([link removed]) – The Hill

The Senate meets COP28 ([link removed]) – Axios

UN delegates circulate petition to shut down US natural gas production as global climate summit kicks off ([link removed]) – FOX News

US Lawmakers Confer With World Leaders at COP28 ([link removed]'s%20climate%20record.) – Inside Climate News

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