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SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - The Post-Pandemic Energy Landscape

In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world’s economy to its core and impacted nearly every major industry. Energy is no exception, with renewable and conventional producers alike suffering massive job losses and a decline in consumption. However, the two groups were not identically positioned prior the onset of the global tumult; this piece will aim to parse out how they might look in a post-COVID landscape.

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Paul EpplerLitke, Eppler, Leiter, Kerr, Gardner, COVID-19, energy, coronavirus, renewable energy, conventional energy, jobs, renewable fuels, markets, gren, green, state portfolio standards, RES, EERS, wind, hydropower, solar, efficiency, energy efficiency, biofuels, coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, Trump, Biden, energy policy, climate, climate change, Congress, Paris, ANWR, CPP, Harris, Klobuchar, Warren, electricity, electric grid
Select Committee Report Delayed

While some energy and climate legislative activities have been put on hold in the current environment, some members of Congress have shifted their attention to include energy and climate related provisions in the COVID-19 relief packages.

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Claire WashburnLitke, Eppler, Leiter, House Select Committee, Climate, climate crisis, COVID-19, COVID, resilience, resilient, transportation, renewable energy, emissions, emission reduction, GHG, innovation, manufacturing, mitigation, adaptation, clean energy, low carbon economy, public health, climate risk, environment, energy, climate risk disclosure, carbon, carbon neutrality, CO2, electrification, PFAS, Murkowski, Manchin, Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, House, Senate, House Democrats, Senate Democrats, Republican, Trump, Epa, EPA, DOE, Transportation, Interior, SPR, NRC, AWEA, climate bank, Congress, Administration, infrastructure
2020 Outlook: Policymaking in an Election Year

Common knowledge may lead us to believe any hope of advancing policy in an election year is futile. Combine that trend with a divided Congress, a partisan atmosphere, and the imminent impeachment trial, and it’s easy to suggest 2020 will be a year for politics rather than policy. However, with a list of looming deadlines and the need to demonstrate the ability to not only investigate but also legislate, Congress is likely to have an active 12 months ahead.

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Claire WashburnLitke, Leiter, Kerr, Plurus, Plurus Strategies, Congress, Executive, Legislative, legislative agenda, election year, 2020, trade, USMCA, China, appropriations, budget, FY20, FY21, NDAA, Health, surprise medical bills, drug pricing, health care extenders, tax, tax extenders, nominations, oversight, water, WRDA, Expiring Provisions, infrastructure, FAST Act, highway bill, energy, environment, climate, autonomous vehicles, AVs, transportation, technology, telecommunications, PFAS, sanctions, privacy, cybersecurity, presidential election, congressional elections
2020 Legislative Agenda: Climate Bills Begin to Ramp Up

There is a general consensus that climate legislation efforts underway now are preparations for post-2020 action. While targeted energy bills range the gamut and broader concepts and agreements garner significant attention, we are tracking the climate and energy bills that we’ll want to watch in 2020.

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Claire WashburnLitke, energy, environment, climate, 2020, outlook, legislative, legislative agenda, murkowski, manchin, cantwell, mcconnell, trump, pelosi, Select Committee, climate crisis, energy efficiency, CCS, storage, wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal, Green New Deal, GND, Paris Agreement, Plurus, Plurus Strategies, Paris, Markey, Democrat, Republican
Welcome Back from Recess!

Welcome back from recess! We took advantage of the past few weeks to check in with congressional staffers and other political insiders to get a better sense of where things might be headed this fall. Based on our intel gathering efforts, below is a high-level overview of our understanding of legislative priorities for this fall…

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David LeiterLitke, Spanjich, Leiter, Recess, Fall, 2019, Fall 2019, Budget, appropriations, gun, gun control, guns, Nominations, oversight, investigations, NDAA, HASC, SASC, defense, PFAS, trade, USMCA, healthcare, health, HELP, Energy and Commerce, Pelosi, Infrastructure, tax extenders, tax, energy, environment, energy and environment, privacy, reauthorization, STELA, robocalls, cats and dogs, pelosi, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, House, politics, 2020
2018 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

With the November elections in mind, Congress and the Administration must quickly get to work addressing the growing list of policies needing their attention, as Washington asks: how many more times can we kick the can down the road? We’re running out of roads.

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David Leiterlitke, leiter, spanjich, senate, house, congress, administration, budget, appropriatons, disaster relief, debt limit, health care, aca, Obamacare, FISA, flood insurance, immigration, DACA, farm bill, trade, infrastructure, entitlement reform, welfare, Medicare, medicaid, regulatory reform, tax reform, ndaa, defense, energy, FAA, net neutrality, pensions, nominations