BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250724T171931Z UID:E435955E-6DBE-40F5-84D7-5701BC367B35 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T140000 DESCRIPTION:Recent shifts in federal leadership have pulled back—or calle d into question—U.S. climate action. In addition to larger executive act ions and other policy developments\, many federal agencies are experiencin g funding cuts\, staffing reductions\, and other programmatic changes that are limiting the country’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, adapt to extreme storms\, and more. Now\, several months into the Trump a dministration\, there is widespread uncertainty around the current and fut ure impact of these changes.\n\nState and local leaders\, in particular\, are navigating this uncertainty in real time while seeking to create new p lans\, launch new investments\, and accelerate new projects. And one of th e biggest needs they face is proactively funding and financing climate act ion. A range of agencies—including state energy offices\, transportation departments\, and other infrastructure entities—are on the front lines of constructing\, maintaining\, and upgrading systems amid a more destruct ive climate and a need to reduce emissions.\n\nOn Wednesday\, July 23\, Br ookings Metro will hold a public virtual event to explore the continued ne ed to accelerate climate investment during the current window of federal u ncertainty and beyond. It will focus on challenges facing state and local leaders\, with an eye toward actionable strategies being deployed across t he country. Following keynote remarks\, a panel of city practitioners will discuss how they are pioneering strategies that could offer precedents fo r other leaders nationally.\n\nViewers can ask questions during the webina r by emailing events@brookings.edu.\n\nNote: How is this related to IEEE?\ n\nI believe that via IEEE Humanitarian efforts and IEEE Computer Society\ , IEEE MTT/AP Society\, IEEE COM/SIG Joint Society and IEEE NH AI Local Gr oup\, IEEE PE Society a new algorithm can be developed to help reduce clim ate change. The climate changes can be recorded at worst areas and can be reported to United Nations which may give some budget to those areas to mi tigate the climate change. Or it can be given to the Governments in those areas affected by the climate change the worst way to make them aware of t he situation and that way those Governments can adjust their policies. Thi s is an interdisiplinary effort.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/m/493772 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493772 ORGANIZER:baris.kazar@oracle.com SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:Accelerating local climate investment URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493772 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Recent shifts in federal leadership have p ulled back&mdash\;or called into question&mdash\;U.S. climate action. In a ddition to larger executive actions and other policy developments\, many f ederal agencies are experiencing funding cuts\, staffing reductions\, and other programmatic changes that are limiting the country&rsquo\;s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, adapt to extreme storms\, and more. N ow\, several months into the Trump administration\, there is widespread un certainty around the current and future impact of these changes.&nbsp\;&nb sp\;</p>\n<p>State and local leaders\, in particular\, are navigating this uncertainty in real time while seeking to create new plans\, launch new i nvestments\, and accelerate new projects. And one of the biggest needs the y face is proactively funding and financing climate action. A range of age ncies&mdash\;including state energy offices\, transportation departments\, and other infrastructure entities&mdash\;are on the front lines of constr ucting\, maintaining\, and upgrading systems amid a more destructive clima te and a need to reduce emissions.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>On Wednesd ay\, July 23\, Brookings Metro will hold a public virtual event to explore the continued need to accelerate climate investment during the current wi ndow of federal uncertainty and beyond. It will focus on challenges facing state and local leaders\, with an eye toward actionable strategies being deployed across the country. Following keynote remarks\, a panel of city p ractitioners will discuss how they are pioneering strategies that could of fer precedents for other leaders nationally.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Viewers can as k questions during the webinar by emailing&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:events@br ookings.edu">events@brookings.edu</a>.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Note: How i s this related to IEEE?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>I believe that via IEEE Humanitaria n efforts and IEEE Computer Society\, IEEE MTT/AP Society\, IEEE COM/SIG J oint Society and IEEE NH AI Local Group\, IEEE PE Society a new algorithm can be developed to help reduce climate change.&nbsp\; The climate changes can be recorded at worst areas and can be reported to United Nations whic h may give some budget to those areas to mitigate the climate change. Or i t can be given to the Governments in those areas affected by the climate c hange the worst way to make them aware of the situation and that way those Governments can adjust their policies. This is an interdisiplinary effort .</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR