Post-election update What to expect in energy policy, politics and leadership in NH and beyond November 19, 2016 Local Energy Solutions Conference

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“If you look at the energy and climate policies of Donald Trump based on his statements during the campaign, they come closest to the national policies of Nicaragua, North Korea and Syria” Eric Roston, Bloomberg

Executive Appointments: CEQ, DOE, USDA, EPA (Myron Ebell), other Executive Orders: Rescind prior executive orders, e.g. 13693, “Federal Leadership on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability” Rescind, suspend regulatory proceedings, e.g. regulation of methane leakage from natural gas extraction Treaties, international agreements, e.g. Paris Climate Agreement Budget priorities, FY2017 (February) Legislative initiatives (via Congress), e.g. withdraw Clean Power Plan, Energy Tax Reform – “First 100 Days Agenda” “…… lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of job-producing American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal” “lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward” “cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the money to fix America's water and environmental infrastructure” Executive

LEGISLATIVE Committee Chairmanships Policy Senate ENR (Murkowski), EPW (Capito), Finance (Hatch), Ag, Appropriations House Ag, ENR, Natural Resources, Science, Ways and Means, Appriopriations Policy Nothing in Lame Duck except CR Comprehensive tax reform, including energy (Wyden?) Extension of renewable energy credits (solar ITC, wind PTC in place from 2015 Omnibus) Clean Power Plan Energy Bill (Shaheen-Portman)- will be bill, but will look different EPA authority, funding Federal lands energy development LEGISLATIVE

JOBS and opportunity in clean technology economy – do we want China to become climate leader and steal our jobs? International alienation over pulling out of Paris Fortune 500 companies restating commitment to climate goals Role of the courts Role of the states as laboratories for innovation “To every action, an equal and opposite reaction” ReasonS to be HOPEFUL