Reducing Inequity and Improving Health Through Clean Energy Appliances
Sponsor: Bay Area Air Quality Management District During this panel, experts will discuss how air districts’ efforts to eliminate harmful pollution from home appliances improve health in overburdened communities and reduce climate pollution.
2:40 PM - 3:40 PMTue
Tofaneli
Critical Policy Trends for 2025
Speakers
Beckie Menten
California Director
Building Decarbonization Coalition
Viet Tran
Deputy Executive Officer of Public Affairs
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Greg Nudd
Deputy Executive Officer of Science and Policy
Bay Area Air District
Vicki Veenker
Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board
Anthony Eulo
Senior Manager of Public Sector Services
Silicon Valley Clean Energy
During this panel, experts will discuss how air districts’ efforts to eliminate harmful pollution from home appliances improve health in overburdened communities and reduce climate pollution. We will also explore what state-level policies can ensure an equitable transition to clean energy appliances that’s affordable for working-class communities. Lastly, we’ll cover how to quickly rebuild homes after climate-fueled natural disasters while advancing this life-saving transition.