CU Boulder Chief Sustainability Officer Heidi VanGenderen will be one of six witnesses testifying at the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis鈥櫶�first congressional field hearing on Thursday.
The hearing on 鈥淐olorado鈥檚 Roadmap for Clean Energy Action: Lessons from State and Local Leaders鈥� is set to begin at 9 a.m. at the University of Colorado Law School's Wittemyer Courtoom,听and will be open to the public.
鈥淎s a leading public research university, we are honored to host a congressional hearing,鈥� said Chancellor Philip DiStefano.听
Also among those testifying will be Gov. Jared Polis and Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones. A livestream of the hearing will be available on .
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., whose district includes Boulder, is a member of the committee and announced the hearing earlier in July.
CU Boulder experts are regularly asked to testify before congressional committees regarding environmental research. The university is a top university for National Science Foundation funding, consistently ranked top in the world for geosciences, and maintains a听high commitment to sustainability听through multiple programs and initiatives.听It鈥檚 also home to several research hubs, such as the听,听Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute,听, and听. The Front Range is home to the听;听; one of听's five global research hubs;听and听听in Golden, one of the country's leading centers for research in wind, solar and energy efficiency.
