Pathways to an
Equitable and Just
Energy Transition
Principles, Best Practices, and
Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement
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Anne Frances Johnson, Rapporteur
Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization
in the United States: Technology, Policy, and
Societal Dimensions
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Environmental Change and Society
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and
Education
Transportation Research Board
Proceedings of a Workshop
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COMMITTEE ON ACCELERATING DECARBONIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES: TECHNOLOGY, POLICY, AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS
STEPHEN W. PACALA (NAS), Princeton University, Chair
DANIELLE DEANE-RYAN, Bezos Earth Fund
ALEXANDRA FAZELI, National Association of State Energy Officials
JULIA H. HAGGERTY, Montana State University
CHRIS T. HENDRICKSON (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University
ADRIENNE L. HOLLIS, Hollis Environmental Consulting
ROXANNE JOHNSON, BlueGreen Alliance
TIMOTHY C. LIEUWEN (NAE), Georgia Institute of Technology
VIVIAN E. LOFTNESS, Carnegie Mellon University
CARLOS E. MARTÍN, Brookings Institution and Harvard University
MICHAEL A. MÉNDEZ, University of California, Irvine
CLARK A. MILLER, Arizona State University
JONATHAN A. PATZ, University of Wisconsin–Madison
KEITH PAUSTIAN, Colorado State University
WILLIAM PIZER, Resources for the Future
ED RIGHTOR, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
PATRICIA ROMERO-LANKAO, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and University of Chicago
DEVASHREE SAHA, World Resources Institute United States
KELLY SIMS GALLAGHER, Tufts University
SUSAN F. TIERNEY, Analysis Group
WILLIAM WALKER, University of California, Berkeley
Staff
K. JOHN HOLMES, Board Director/Scholar, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), Study Director
ELIZABETH ZEITLER, Associate Director, BEES
STEPHEN GODWIN, Scholar, Transportation Research Board Consensus and Advisory Studies Division
DAVID BUTLER, J. Herbert Hollomon Scholar and Director, Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering Program, National Academy of Engineering
ELIZABETH FINKELMAN, Senior Program Officer, Grand Challenge on Climate Change, Human Health, and Equity, National Academy of Medicine
BRENT HEARD, Program Officer, BEES
KASIA KORNECKI, Program Officer, BEES
ALEX REICH, Program Officer, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
CATHERINE WISE, Program Officer, BEES
HANNAH STEWART, Associate Program Officer, Board on Environmental Change and Society
REBECCA DEBOER, Research Associate, BEES
KYRA HOWE, Research Assistant, BEES
JASMINE VICTORIA BRYANT, Program Assistant, BEES
KAIA RUSSELL, Program Assistant, BEES
BOARD ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
JARED COHON (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University, Chair
VICKY BAILEY, Anderson Stratton Enterprises, LLC
CARLA BAILO, Center for Automotive Research
DEEPAKRAJ M. DIVAN (NAE), Georgia Institute of Technology
MARCIUS EXTAVOUR, XPRIZE
T.J. GLAUTHIER, TJG Energy Associates, LLC
PAULA GLOVER, Alliance to Save Energy
NAT GOLDHABER, Claremont Creek Ventures
DENISE GRAY, LG Chem Michigan, Inc.
JENNIFER R. HOLMGREN, LanzaTech
JOHN G. KASSAKIAN (NAE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MICHAEL LAMACH, Trane Technologies
ARATI PRABHAKAR (NAE), Actuate
JOSÉ SANTIESTEBAN (NAE), ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
ALEXANDER SLOCUM (NAE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SUSAN F. TIERNEY, Analysis Group
GORDON VAN WELIE (NAE), ISO New England, Inc.
DAVID G. VICTOR, University of California, San Diego
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ELIZABETH ZEITLER, Associate Board Director
BRENT HEARD, Program Officer
KASIA KORNECKI, Program Officer
CATHERINE WISE, Program Officer
REBECCA DEBOER, Research Associate
KYRA HOWE, Research Assistant
JASMINE VICTORIA BRYANT, Program Assistant
KAIA RUSSELL, Program Assistant
HEATHER LOZOWSKI, Financial Manager
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, Senior Scientist
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MARY GLACKIN, The Weather Company, an IBM Business (Retired), Chair
CYNTHIA S. ATHERTON, Heising-Simons Foundation
CECILIA BITZ, University of Washington
JOHN C. CHIANG, University of California, Berkeley
BRADLEY R. COLMAN, The Climate Corporation
BART E. CROES, California Air Resources Board (Retired)
ROBERT B. DUNBAR, Stanford University
EFI FOUFOULA-GEORGIOU (NAE), University of California, Irvine
PETER C. FRUMHOFF, Union of Concerned Scientists
VANDA GRUBIŠIĆ, National Center for Atmospheric Research
ROBERT KOPP, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
L. RUBY LEUNG (NAE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ZHANQING LI, University of Maryland
JONATHAN MARTIN, University of Wisconsin–Madison
AMY MCGOVERN, University of Oklahoma
JONATHAN PATZ, University of Wisconsin–Madison
J. MARSHALL SHEPHERD (NAS/NAE), University of Georgia
ALLISON STEINER, University of Michigan
DAVID W. TITLEY, U.S. Navy (retired), The Pennsylvania State University
ARADHNA TRIPATI, University of California, Los Angeles
DUANE E. WALISER, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ELKE WEBER, Princeton University
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APURVA DAVE, Senior Program Officer
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AMANDA PURCELL, Senior Program Officer
ALEX REICH, Program Officer
RACHEL SILVERN, Program Officer
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AMY MITSUMORI, Research Associate
ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate
KYLE ALDRIDGE, Senior Program Assistant
LINDSAY MOLLER, Program Assistant
SABAH RANA, Program Assistant
BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND SOCIETY
KRISTIE L. EBI, University of Washington, Chair
BILAL M. AYYUB, University of Maryland
LISA DILLING, University of Colorado Boulder
KENNETH GILLINGHAM, Yale University
LORI HUNTER, University of Colorado Boulder
KATHARINE L. JACOBS, University of Arizona
STEVEN H. LINDER, University of Texas School of Public Health
GARY E. MACHLIS, Clemson University
MICHEAL A. MÉNDEZ, University of California, Irvine
ASEEM PRAKASH, University of Washington
BENJAMIN K. SOVACOOL, Boston University
MICHAEL VANDENBERGH, Vanderbilt University School of Law
CATHY L. WHITLOCK (NAS), Montana State University
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JOHN BEN SOILEAU, Program Officer
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