Towards a Decarbonized Future

This video, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute and contains two presentations. The first presentation, from Jennifer Holm, research scientist at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, is titled "COP26 and the Role of Nature in Global Decarbonization Pathways." Jennifer provides a brief introduction on the effects of methane and carbon dioxide emissions followed by a detailed discussion of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and its outcomes. Topics discussed include forests as nature-based climate solutions, getting to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, green infrastructure, and more.

The second presentation, by Andrew McAllister, from the California Energy Comission, is titled Decarbonization: Buildings & Flexibility. McAllister gives an overview of the state of California's decarbonization goals along with policies on decarbonization and energy efficiency, focusing on the buildings sector. The discussion includes topics such as codes for newly constructed buildings, equity in decarbonization participation, reducing emissions in existing buildings with electrification, and more.

This video runs 1:18:30 minutes in length. Additional videos from the BEST 2022 Institute are available to view separately.