Green Energy Institute
Developing smart and comprehensive legal and policy strategies to address climate change and support a swift and equitable transition to a sustainable, carbon-free energy grid.
Our policy recommendations and publications have charted the course for reform, and our Charged Debate blog explores current energy policy issues.
Green Energy Institute News
GEI in the News!
GEI has been in the news this March.
GEI and Sierra Club File Amicus Briefs Arguing for Appealability of PUC Orders
GEI and Sierra Club join together to file two separate amicus briefs arguing that processes overseen by the Public Utility Commission end in final orders that are subject to appeal.
GEI Enters 2024 Ready to Work
Read about GEI’s work on HB 2021, wildfire liability, and post-California Restaurant Ass’n v. Berkeley pathways.
GEI Publishes Explanation of Public Utility Commission Order on HB 2021
Read a helpful explanation of the Public Utility Commission’s order concluding Oregon’s electricity decarbonization law does not require the retirement of renewable energy certificates.
Past Events
Youth Climate Summit
High school students and other climate advocate youth! Join the Green Energy Institute, Rogue Climate, Verde, Earth Archetypes, and 350 PDX in a day long event filled with fun, learning, and skill building to get your community on a path toward meeting climate, environmental justice, and health goals. This is a free event with raffle prizes offered throughout the day!
ENVX Symposium: panel discussion on the market challenges and opportunities of the transition to renewable energy
A panel discussion about the market challenges and opportunities of the transition to renewable energy will be held on Wednesday evening.
Panelists include:
- Susan Bladholm is the founder and president of Frog Ferry, a nonprofit grassroots initiative to bring a world-class passenger ferry service to the Portland metro region.
- Mica Miro is the engagement manager at Green Empowerment, working with in-country partner organizations to build clean water and renewable energy infrastructure with Indigenous and rural communities across the globe
- Olivia Cowly (’23) LC alumna will share her senior thesis work, “ Is the future electric? What the renewable energy revolution means for the ocean’s seabeds.”
- Joe Wachunas from the New Buildings Institute
The panel will be moderated by Yuko Aoyama and Clarence Edwards will provide closing comments.
