At BCSE’s second press briefing at COP 29, senior executives from BCSE’s delegation spoke on their company’s commitments to climate action and the progress of investment and technology deployment that is advancing the energy transition.

Speakers:

• Stacy J. Ettinger, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
• Bob Hinkle, President and CEO, Metrus Energy
• Paul Lau, CEO and General Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
• Mike Train, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson

Key takeaways:

BCSE hosted its second press conference at COP 29 on Saturday, presenting insight from the real economy on what policies work to catalyze investment and deployment.

These BCSE business leaders spoke on four areas in which private sector leadership is needed to get clean energy projects off the ground: finance, workforce development, technological innovation, and supply chain management. Public-private partnerships are the key to overcoming barriers and working together to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.