CEJA & You

Join us as we come together to share how the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) will benefit you and our community. CEJA passed in September 2021 and is the nation's most equitable and comprehensive climate bill. We'll be sharing how you and your community can take advantage of consumer benefits like clean energy and energy efficiency. Join us on October 20th at 6:30 pm on Zoom. 

Event Co-hosts: Shawnee Group Sierra Club, The Climate Economy, Prairie Rivers Network, City of Carbondale, Vote Solar, Faith in Place, Elevate

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1024784548194113

In mid-September we celebrated the 1-year anniversary of the passage of CEJA, and we’d like to invite the southern Illinois community together to learn how CEJA’s policies and programs are taking shape and benefiting people and communities. We’ll share how you can take advantage of consumer benefits like clean energy and energy efficiency, as well as updates on the clean energy job training hubs planned for Carbondale!

Agenda:

6:30 - 6:35: Welcome - Amanda Pankau, Prairie Rivers Network

6:35 - 6:40: History (FEJA, examples of what FEJA has already done, CEJA background) - Sally Burgess, Sierra Club

6:40 - 7:30 : CEJA Overview - FOCUS on programs and grants that people, businesses and communities can take advantage of:

• Solar & Inclusive Financing -  John DeLurey, Deputy Program Director, Vote Solar
• Just Transition for coal communities - Wade Halva
• Electric Vehicles -  7 min - Elizabeth Irvin with IDOT formerly with NRDC  Or Larissa Koehler, Christopher Schmidt, IDOT     
  • CEJA Rebates, VW Money, EV School Buses, Bipartisan Infrastructure law money (NEVI plans)
• Workforce Hubs - Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, NexGen Industries     
  • Contractor Incubator
  • Transition Navigators
  • SEDAC Stakeholder process
• Energy Efficiency - Scott Allen, Citizens Utility Board

7:30 - 7:45: Federal Opportunities (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act / Inflation Reduction Act) - Tessine, Sierra Club

7:45 - 7:50  Next Steps & some poll questions

7:50 - 8:00: Question and Answer