At BCSE and The Climate Registry’s press briefing at COP 30, 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. They were be joined by U.S. policymakers to share progress made on climate action at the state and local level.
Speakers:
- Mounir Boemond, Global Director, Sustainability Value Lead, AVEVA
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Bob Hinkle, Founder and President, Metrus Energy
- Travis Kellerman, Senior Policy Advisor, Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department of New Mexico
- Aaron Ordower, Environment Deputy, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, California
- Andrea Romero, New Mexico House of Representatives (D-46)
Key takeaways:
1. Strong Subnational & Private-Sector Climate Leadership
The panel underscores that despite federal-level uncertainty in the United States, states, counties, cities, and businesses remain fully committed to climate action, Paris Agreement alignment, and clean energy transformation.
2. Business Collaboration Is Essential
Companies and governments depend on partnership to meet climate goals—through capital investment, innovation, data platforms, and scaling of clean energy solutions.
3. Energy Transition = Economic Opportunity
Speakers repeatedly emphasize that clean energy efforts are good for business, good for economies, job creators, and drivers of innovation and investment. Climate actions are framed as economically rational, not just environmentally necessary.
AVEVA
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AVEVA focuses on using industrial data and AI to accelerate clean energy and efficiency.
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Data sharing between utilities and customers is a powerful tool for achieving energy efficiency.
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Private-sector innovation—especially in digital technologies—is essential for global energy transition.
LA County
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LA County is the largest county in the U.S. and a major global economic hub—its climate actions have scale.
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The county faces severe climate risks (wildfires, extreme weather) and is acting aggressively to protect residents.
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LA County adopted the ambitious Our County Sustainability Plan 2025, including carbon neutrality goals and fossil fuel phaseouts.
Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department of New Mexico
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New Mexico is powering parts of the Western U.S. with clean energy and building the infrastructure—physical, social, and economic—needed for a long-term transition.
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The state has strong social support programs (free childcare, tuition-free higher education, free preschool) that enable workers to retrain for emerging clean energy careers.
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The state is invested in climate action even without federal certainty, leveraging its sovereign wealth fund (“permanent fund”) for clean energy and advanced technology.
New Mexico House of Representatives
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New Mexico is committed to becoming net-zero by 2045.
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The state is building a diversified clean energy economy while partnering closely with Indigenous nations.
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Emphasis on honoring sovereignty and enabling equitable economic and environmental outcomes.
Metrus Energy
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Metrus finances and implements large-scale energy efficiency and sustainable energy upgrades using an “energy-as-a-service” model.
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Calls for consistent and supportive government policy to stimulate investment in efficiency.
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COP participation helps Metrus anticipate market needs and develop new offerings—e.g., sustainable cooling/heating tied to the Global Cooling Pledge.
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