January 27, 2022
Please join the Electrification Coalition (the EC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the Colorado Electric School Bus (ESB) State Policy Roundtable on January 27, 2022, 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM MT. You will hear about the wide-ranging benefits of deploying ESBs on a mass scale across Colorado, learn where the market and technology are headed, and understand how you can play a part in the acceleration! This is your opportunity to gain the latest ESB information from leading players at the local, state, and national levels and share your ideas on how to rev up the action!
You can register for Session 1 on Zoom.
Learn more about the speakers here.
Time | Topic |
Speaker – Click here for bios |
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9:00 – 9:15AM | Welcome Message | Aaron Viles Electrification Coalition |
9:15 – 9:30 AM | Why We Need Big Yellow to Go Green | Justin Balik World Resources Institute |
9:30 – 9:45 AM | How ESBs Can Help Address Environmental and Health Injustices | Ean Tafoya Colorado State Director, GreenLatinos |
9:45 – 9:50 AM |
How the Federal Government is Leading on the Transition: IIJA ESBs and Charging Infrastructure |
Senator Hickenlooper |
9:50 – 10:00 AM | EPA’s Clean School Bus Program |
Jason Wilcox
Legacy Fleet Incentives and Assessment Center, US EPA Transportation & Climate Division |
10:00 – 11:00 AM |
The State of the State & the Vision for ESBs in Colorado
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Michael King |
11:00 – 11:05 AM | Remarks from Governor Jared Polis | Governor Jared Polis |
11:05 – 11:50 AM | Utility and School Board Panel |
Landon Hilliard Adam West Casey Ungs Stacey Simms Todd Hawkins Joel Danforth Dominic May |
11:50 – 12:00 PM | Views on ESBs from the Legislature |
Senator Steve Fenberg Representative Alex Valdez |
12:00 – 12:45 PM |
Lunch Break |
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12:45 – 12:55 PM | Video Case Study: ESBs in Zeeland | |
12:55 – 1:50 PM |
ESBs and the Private Sector – Corporate Concerns and Opportunities Moderator: Aaron Viles |
Orville Thomas Jackie Piero Matt Stanberry Nick Bettis |
REGISTRATION: You must register here to attend this session. NOTE: This is a separate registration link from the morning session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To select a breakout room: When the breakout rooms are launched during the meeting, you will be able to select which group you would like to attend. You will be able to return to the main room at any time if you would like to be placed in a different group.
Time | Topic | Topic and Facilitator |
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1:50 – 2:20 PM | Breakout session topics will be announced shortly |
Group 1 – Building media and visibility for action:
Alex Simon CoPIRG Group 2 – School district implementation and operations: Group 3 – Equity, intersectionality, and community organizing:
Patricia Ferrero
Protégete Group 4 – Policy support and gaps:
Travis Madsen Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) |
2:20 – 2:30 PM | Closing remarks | Electrification Coalition and World Resources Institute |
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Amy Malaki is the head of policy and sustainability at SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas, pioneering global leaders in sustainable aviation fuel production and supply. Prior to SkyNRG, Amy was the associate director for the transportation portfolio at the ClimateWorks Foundation where she developed philanthropic investment strategies to advance a sustainable, equitable and low-carbon mobility system. She also pioneered the organization’s international aviation decarbonization strategy. Prior to that she focused on Asia business development at Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle network startup. She has a B.A. in Chinese and China studies from the University of Washington and an M.A. in international policy studies (energy and environment) from Stanford University.