{"id":2292,"date":"2016-12-15T06:11:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T06:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2017-03-03T06:13:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:13:02","slug":"white-house-advisor-headlines-national-congress-on-community-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/2016\/12\/15\/white-house-advisor-headlines-national-congress-on-community-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"White House advisor headlines national congress on community energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4ce.net.au\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1317 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1136\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png 1136w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-1030x129.png 1030w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-705x88.png 705w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-450x56.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>White House advisor headlines national congress on community energy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>MEDIA RELEASE: Thursday 15 December 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Key advisor to United States President Barack Obama on climate policy Candace Vahlsing* will headline next year\u2019s Community Energy Congress in Melbourne, organisers revealed today.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Vahlsing was this year named among the world\u2019s 10 rising stars on climate and energy policy having driven landmark change under Mr Obama\u2019s environmental agenda as a senior advisor at the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, the policy analyst has overseen a series of new laws to slash pollution by increasing clean energy projects. Her cutting-edge initiatives included: creating a community energy partnership between California\u2019s government and residents that helps cities, public hospitals and public facilities save money and energy; and significantly increasing access to solar power by low- and moderate-income households across the US through the Clean Energy Savings for All program.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Energy Congress brings together both international and local community energy experts, who will share their experiences and expertise with up to 800 attendees from all over Australia who want to create and run their own clean energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>As a keynote speaker, Ms\u00a0Vahlsing\u00a0will reveal how she navigated challenging political and industry landscapes to introduce these cornerstone community energy initiatives. She will complement another headline Congress speaker, Denmark\u2019s Soren Hermansen, who has hands-on experience in developing community energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>Community Energy Congress coordinator Nicky Ison said she was delighted to have Ms Vahlsing join what was already an exciting line-up of speakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy justice is a big focus of this event and the wider community energy sector. If we are to have a truly just transition to clean energy we need initiatives like those championed by Candace to ensure everyone can participate and benefit from clean, renewable energy technologies,\u201d Ms Ison said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope Australian energy policy makers will be inspired by what she has to say at the 2017 Community Energy Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Community Energy Congress is in Melbourne from February 27-28, 2017. All are welcome. To find out more and register go to:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/link.email.dynect.net\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=O4Q4i%2B%2BNvUOnGBVX4XCh7iCzY5P80%2BVDjUeMmhBzww%2FKZQClprAQTr6qQcqkexvboeZmAqAyNDdowZooQ4YPa2AFBE9T6uU7tiXBILOEB4DSsSPuVrgDOg%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fc4ce.net.au%2Fcongress&amp;I=20161214010751.0000045464a6%40mail6-22-ewr&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU4NTA5YjY1NmRhMjlhZWFlZTE3OTJiMzs%3D&amp;S=WHCAhg5ik-Cihgf276pjR0tAMwJvDSLgOQO7N8iUm2Y\" target=\"_blank\" 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target=\"_blank\">dinah@climatemediacentre.org.a<wbr \/>u<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>* Ms Vahlsing\u2019s appointment at the White House will end with the Obama administration; as such she will be attending the Community Energy Congress in a personal capacity.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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