The D.C. Affairs Community of the D.C. Bar presents Tory Lauterbach, a partner in the Energy & Climate group at Foley Hoag LLP, in discussion with Erin Garnaas-Holmes, Climate Program Analyst with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s Urban Sustainability Administration. Erin leads D.C.’s climate adaptation planning, including the implementation of the Climate Ready DC plan adopted in 2016. Erin and Tory discuss the goals of Climate Ready DC, what “climate impacts” are and how they affect D.C. residents, and what community members can do to get involved in efforts to help D.C. prepare for the effects of a changing climate.
More information about DC’s climate adaptation and preparedness plans can be found at https://doee.dc.gov/climateready. Even more resources to help you and your family stay ready and make plans for severe weather and other emergencies can be found at https://ready.dc.gov/. Tory and her colleagues at Foley Hoag
blog about all things energy and climate at https://www.energyclimatecounsel.com/.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.
