Legislators in Olympia must have loved Alan’s talk on climate fairness so much that they called him back for an encore presentation. This time, decoupling is the name of the game, and a subject near and dear to Alan’s heart. Check out the clip of Sightline’s Executive Director Alan Durning presenting to the Washington Senate Environment, Water, and Energy Committee:
You can also see it here. (Skip ahead to 1:23:47 to go straight to Alan’s bit. Apologies if it doesn’t work in Firefox).
We’ve posted the handout Alan prepared for the committee, a collection of excerpts from our work on decoupling, titled “Decoupling: Turbocharging Efficiency Programs.” It’ll tell you what decoupling is, how it works, and why it’s a great idea.