EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

HELLO AND WELCOME TO "LOUISIANA PUBLIC SQUARE."

I'M BETH COURTNEY, PRESIDENT OF LPB.

TONIGHT'S TOPIC, RENEWABLE AND REALITY, HITS AT THE HEART OF LOUISIANA'S ECONOMY AND FUTURE.

JOINING ME TO MODERATE TONIGHT'S EPISODE IS STEPHEN BARNES, DIRECTOR OF THE BLANCO POLICY CENTER AT UL-LAFAYETTE.

STEPHEN?

THANKS, BETH.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.

IN 1901 LOUISIANA WILD K59ER W. SCOTT HEYWOOD DRILLED LOUISIANA'S FIRST OIL WELL ON A FARM OWED SIDE OF JENNINGS BEGINNING WHAT BECAME THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN OUR STATE.

UP HAS CHANGED SINCE THAT FINS WELL BUT THE FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN THE SAME.

AFTER 120 YEARS OF DRILLING FOR OUR ENERGY SOME CITIZENS ARE SAYING IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE OTHER CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO POWER OUR STATE AND COUNTRY.

NEW POLICIES FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ARE ALSO PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE OILED AN GAS INDUSTRY HERE IN LOUISIANA.

PRESIDENT BIDEN RECENTLY PLACED A MORATORIUM ON NEW OIL LEASES AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REACH THE GOAL OF NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2050.

WHILE THE GOVERNOR HAS PSHED BACK HE AGREES WITH THE ADMINISTRATION'S EMISSIONS GOATS.

OUR FIRST STORY LOOKS GO THE GOVERNOR'S CLIMATE INITIATIVE TASK FORCE AND THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WAVE HITTING OUR SHORES.

ONE HAS BEEN TO ADDRESS THE THREATS TO THE COAST FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.

IN NOVEMBER, HE ESTABLISHED THE CLIMATE INITIATIVES TASK FORCE.

DR. TERRENCE CHAMBERS, WITH THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AT ULL, IS A MEMBER.

THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND IDEAS FROM THE PUBLIC ON WAYS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THE GOVERNOR'S GOALS.

OUR TASK FORCE WILL BE VETTING ALL OF THOSE IDEAS AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR HOPES THE TASKS FORCE CAN HELP LOUISIANA ACHIEVE NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2050.

AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, IN JANUARY, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ORDERED AN INDEFINITE PAUSE ON NEW OIL AND GAS LEASES.

THE REACTION IN LOUISIANA WAS SWIFT.

THE EDWARDS ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE MEASURE PRESENTS A FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN RENEWABLES AND FOSSIL FUEL.

IN FEBRUARY A HEARING AT THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT THE ACTIONS FEATURED STATE OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSMEN, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GARRET GRAVES WAS AMONG THE SPEAKERS.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE IDENTIFIED OIL AND GAS WE HAVE ABUNDANTLY IN LOUISIANA AS BEING THE ENEMY.

THE REALITY IS IT'S THE EMISSIONS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND MANY CAN'T SEPARATE THAT.

IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE OIL AND GAS WHICH HAVE 30 TIMES THE ENERGY DENSITY OF THE NEXT CLOSEST RENEWABLE AND QUESTION CAN CAPTURE THE EMISSIONS WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD WE THROW THIS OUT?

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

PROPONENTS OF THE MEASURE SAY TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY IS INEVITABLE AND POINT TO THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT BY SHELL THAT IT WILL REDUCE NET CARBON EMISSIONS 100% BY 2050.

AUTOMAKER GENERAL MOTORS WILL PHASE OUT ALL GAS AND DIESEL POWERED VEHICLES BY 2035.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY SAY BIDEN'S ACTIONS THREATEN THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN THE STATE.

FOR CHAMBERS, THE CURRENT FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LOUISIANA TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH CLEAN AND TRADITIONAL ENERGY.

I THINK THAT 30 YEARS FROM NOW IF WE DO MAKE THIS LEAP WE COULD HAVE 30% MORE JOBS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, STEADY EMPLOYMENT, GOOD WAGES, AND IF WE DON'T, WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 30% REDUCTION IN JOBS.

A THAT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING TO OUR ECONOMY.

I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE FUTURE WE CHOOSE.

I HOPE WE CHOOSE TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT AND MOVE TOWARDS TRANSFORMING OUR ENERGY ECONOMY TO THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE SO THAT LOUISIANA CAN ALWAYS REMAIN THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ENERGY THAT IT IS NOW AND SHOULD BE.

JOINING US IN THE STUDIO TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SHIFT TAKING PLACE IN LOUISIANA IS OUR PANEL HARRY VORHOFF, ACTING CHAIR OF THE CLIMATE INITIATIVES TASK FORCE.

GREGORY BOWSER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF LOUISIANA CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION, JEFF CANTIN, PRESIDENT OF GULF STATES RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, AND MARK ZAPPY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A QUESTION TO HARRY VORHOFF.

THE GOVERNOR LAUNCHED THE TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IN THE STATE.

WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT THE GOVERNOR DOING THIS NOW AND BASING THIS OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF COASTAL ACTIVITIES IN.

LAST YEAR GOVERNOR EDWARDS MADE ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ONE OF HIS SECOND TERM COASTAL PRIORITIES.

HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE COASTAL PROGRAM IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTING A 50-YEAR $50 BILLION COASTAL MASTER PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON RESTORATION PROJECTS AND FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECTS.

BUT WHILE THE COASTAL MASTER PLAN IS GREAT AT ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AND CONSTITUTING WHAT MAY WELL BE THE LARGEST CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN UNDER WAY IN THE NATION IF NOT THE WORLD, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS HEAD ON EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

THAT IS WHY THE GOVERNOR CREATED THE CLIMATE INITIATIVE TASK FORCE AND CHARGED THAT GROUP AS WELL AS ITS ADVISORY GROUPS AND COMMITTEES WITH COMING UP WITH A BALANCED SUITE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT TO PUT US ON A PATH TO NET ZERO BY 2050.

SO THERE'S CLEARLY A CONNECTION HERE TO THIS COASTAL CRISIS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING FOR A LONG TIME AND WORKING ON.

TELL US WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HALLMARKS OF THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN AND WHAT THIS TASK FORCE IS SET OUT TO DO AND HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION POLICIES SUGGEST?

THIS EFFORT, THE CLIMATE INITIATIVE, REALLY TAKES A PAGE OUT OF THAT COASTAL MASTER PLAN PLAYBOOK BY BEING LED BY SCIENCE AND DATA AND ALSO BEING VERY INCLUSIVE OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE WANT ALL PERSPECTIVES.

WE WAN WANT TO EVALUATE EACH AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS WHILE ALSO MAXIMIZING JOB GROWTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH.

SO TAKING AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH THAT INCLUDES EGAINING WITH INDUSTRY.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO GREG BRING BOWSER, SPEAKING ABOUT THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST INDUSTRIES IN OUR STATE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS.

WE HAVE SEEN CONSUMER SHIFT TOWARDS DEMAND FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS.

HOW ARE YOUR MEMBERS DEALING WITH THAT AND WHAT DO THE ECONOMICS DO IN TERMS OF DRIVING THIS CHANGE AS OPPOSED TO MORE ACCELERATED APPROACH?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

A NUMBER OF OUR COMPANIES ALREADY HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE WHERE THEY TRY TO ACHIEVE ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030, SOME 2050.

THEY STARTED EARLY ON.

A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION ITSELF.

WE STARTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO DEVELOPING A CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY WHICH INVOLVED TALKING WITH OUR MEMBERS, VISITING WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND WHAT THE POLICIES ARE AND A NUMBER OF OUR COMPANIES WERE WAY AHEAD OF WHERE WE THOUGHT THEY WEAR BECAUSE OF THE PARIS ACCORD.

MANY TRY TO MEET THOSE CRITERIA.

WE HAVE DONE THAT.

WE'RE MOVING AHEAD AND WE THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME.

THE BIG QUESTION MARKS ARE GOING TO BE THAT WE DON'T GET OUT AHEAD OF THE TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE THE ZERO EMISSIONS IS ONE THING BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO GET THERE.

WE CAN GET THERE, WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SCIENCE AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS THERE TO DO IT.

OUR COMPANIES ARE WORKING TO DO THAT VOLUNTARILY AS WE SPEAK.

DO YOU HAVE A SENSE YET OF WHAT THAT TIMING LOOKS LIKE.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TAKE THE LAST 30 YEARS, WE HAVE REDUCED EMISSIONS JUST IN LOUISIANA IN THE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR BY 70%.

WE DID THAT WHILE EXPANDING OUR INDUSTRY.

SO WE ADDED FACILITIES BUT EMISSIONS WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK ARE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR INDUSTRY.

COMPANIES ARE GEARED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND I THINK WE CAN GET THERE.

GREAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO DR. ZAPPI THINKING ABOUT LOUISIANA CURRENTLY REALLY LAGGING BEHIND THE NATION IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY STILL REMAINS A VERY, VERY SMALL PART OF THE THE ENERGY WE PRODUCE IN THE STATE.

WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE?

CAN LOUISIANA SHIFT TOWARDS A GREATER RELIANCE ON RENEWABLES?

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS WE LOOK OUT OVER THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS?

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

LOUISIANA, WE COULD SAY, HAS HAD A LAG, BUT THE LAG HAS BEEN THERE BECAUSE FIRST THE TECHNOLOGY WASN'T MATURE AND IT'S FINALLY MATURING.

THE TIMING IS PERFECT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING.

THE OTHER IS GEOGRAPHICALLY.

LOUISIANA IS IN A MEDIUM SOLAR BAND.

THE WIND POTENTIAL IS GOOD, NOT GREAT.

WE LOOK AT TEXAS AND SAY, MAN, TEXAS HAS BEEN A BOOM BUT GIVE TEXAS CREDIT, THEY HAVE A WIND ALLEY ON WEST SIDE UP THROUGH OKLAHOMA THAT'S IDEAL TO DO WHAT THEY DID.

YOU CAN LOOK AT GEORGIA AND SAY GEORGIA HAS MADE GREAT ADVANCES.

LOUISIANA IS IN A MEDIUM SOLAR BAND BUT SOLAR TECHNOLOGY, ALL ALTERNATIVE N, IS THE ONE EAST MOST EXCITED ABOUT.

IT'S MADE HUGE ADVANCEMENT.

30 YEARS AGO IT WAS 25, 30 CENTS A KILOWATT HOUR.

IT'S DOWN NOW WHERE IT COMPETES ON A UTILITY SCALE WITH NATURAL GAS.

WE COULD DO IT WITH SOLAR.

THE EFFICIENT SEES HAVE GOTTEN THERE.

WIND IS LAGGING A LITTLE BIT.

LOUISIANA IS IN A MEDIUM BAND, BUT WE HAVE POTENTIAL.

PROBABLY THE BIGGEST HIPPED REINCE FOR EVERYONE HAS BEEN BIOFUELS.

WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND TALKED ABOUT BIOFUELS BUT FRANKLY CHEAP OIL AND GAS IS DEINCENTIVIZED THE INVESTMENT IN BIOFUELS.

I THINK LOUISIANA HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.

PARTICULARLY IN WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY.

AS WE GO TO ELECTRIC CARS, WIND AND SOLAR WILL BE RUNNING THOSE CARS.

JEFF CANTIN, YOU REPRESENT THE SOLAR INDUSTRY AND RENEWABLE FIRMS.

HOW MUCH GROWTH DO YOU SEE COMING IN THE NEAR TERM IN THE SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR?

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING GROWTH THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW EVEN YEARS AGO WITH THE INCENTIVES IN PLACE.

IN RENT YEARS IT'S SLOWLY HAPPENING ON THE COMMERCIAL SCALE.

IF YOU LOOK AT GEORGIA, SOME STATES HAVE DELIBERATELY SET A POLICY TO STRUCTURE THEIR GROWTH WHERE THEY INCENTIVIZE NOT ONLY ONE SCALE, SAY THE LARGEST SCALE OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE A UTILITY BUT SMALL RESIDENTIAL, SMALL COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND UTILITY SCALE.

THAT PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW RAPIDLY AT ALL SCALES, WHICH AS MENTIONED THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED IN EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO IN COSTS.

THE COSTS HAVE COME DOWN SO DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS.

WHEN I STARTED THE BUSINESS 12 YEARS AGO IT WAS I WANT TO SAY WE WERE INSTALLING IT $8 A WATT, NOW IT'S A DOLLAR TO $1.30 A WATT.

AT THAT LEVEL YOU'VE DEFINITELY COMPETITIVE WITH GAS AND OTHER FOSSIL FUELS.

THE GROWTH IS REALLY EXPANDING DRAMATICALLY NOT ONLY IN SOLAR AND RELATED EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS BUT STORAGE AND STORAGE OF THAT ENERGY AT ALL SCALES.

UTILITIES ARE INTERESTED IN THAT BUT EVERYTHING FROM RESIDENTS TO BUSINESSES USE IT NOT ONLY TO MITIGATE THE ENERGY THAT COMES FROM SOLAR WHICH VARIES A BIT BUT ALSO THE BACKUP POWER POTENTIAL IT PROVIDES.

WE'RE SEEING GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT RELATE TO EACH OTHER AS WELL.

TURNING BACK TO DR. ZAPPY, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT WAR BON CAPTURE AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS.

THOSE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AS PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING 5:00 PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC SOME OF THE GOALS SET OUT BY THE GOVERNOR.

CARBON CAPTURE, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, THINGS THAT MIGHT WORK AS COMPLEMENTENS TO THE OIL AND GAS.

WHAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR LOUISIANA?

I THINK GETTING BACK TO HARRY'S POINT, IT'S NOT THEM VERSUS US.

I THINK FIRST VALUE WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT OIL AND GAS HAS MORPHED INTO ENERGY COMPANIES.

THEY WANT TO SELL EQUIPMENT AND ENERGY THAT PRODUCES EQUIPMENT.

YOU HAVE SEEN IT FROM THE TOP DOWN IN TERMS OF SIZE OF THE COMPANY.

I THINK INTEGRATION IS THERE.

ANOTHER POINT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHEMICAL PRODUCTION NATURAL GAS IS KEY.

WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO REPLACE IT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN AND THINGS MOVE FAST.

WE WANT TO HIT 2050.

IN MY EYES TECHNOLOGICALLY DEVELOPMENT THAT'S A LOT OF TIME.

WHAT WE SEE TODAY AND WE'RE PLANNING ON TODAY I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT'S GOING TO BE HERE IN 2050.

NATURAL GAS IS GREEN.

IT'S NOT AS DARK A GREEN MAYBE AS SOLAR, BUT I LIKE TO SAY THAT 50 SHADES OF GREEN AND NATURAL GAS COMPARED TO COAL IS CERTAINLY A GREEN SHADE.

WE WILL NEED IT TO KEEP OUR CHEMICALS COMING OUT.

IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THE REFINERIES OR THE CHEMICAL PLANTS CAN'T LOOK AT SOURCE POINTING AND REDUCE SOME EMISSIONS.

THEY HAVE DONE GREAT ALREADY.

60, 70% ALREADY.

I THINK THE INTEGRATION WILL OCCUR.

I THINK IT WILL BE ONE THAT WILL BE A LOT SMOOTHER IN TRANSITION.

WE'LL REALIZE THE DAY I FULLY EXPECT BY 2050 WE WILL MEET THAT GOAL AND MAYBE EXCEED IT.

THE KEY THING IS IT'S NOT JUST CARBON CAPTURE, IT'S WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT?

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO TRANSFORM WHAT WE CALL V1 CARBONS INTO SOMETHING USABLE THAN JUST BULK STORAGE.

THAT'S A FINITE STORAGE CAPACITY TOO.

THERE'S SOME GOOD RESEARCH THAT'S HAPPENING.

FIRST OF ALL WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONVERT METHANE, WHICH IS A C1, PRIMARILY WITH NATURAL GAS INTO CARBON DIOXIDE.

THAT'S A 30 TIMES BENEFIT IN TERMS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EQUIVALENCY.

WE HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY NOW.

THE NEXT THING IS GOING TO BE CARBON DIOXIDE.

WHEN YOU SEE WHAT'S COMING ON THE HORIZON, ONE DAY CHEMICAL PLANTS WILL ONE DAY STARTS USING IT AS PART OF THEIR CARBON CHAIN LIKE WHAT A PLANT DOES.

PLANTS GROW FROM CO2.

I CAN SEE A DAY IN THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY THAT THOSE C1s AND CARBON DI OKAY I'D BECOMES THAT.

HEARING FROM MEMBERS, IS CARBON CAP AND OTHER RELATED TECHNOLOGIES SOMETHING COMPANIES ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON?

A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE WORKING ON IT AS THEY REDUCE THEIR EMISSIONS, LOOKING AT WAYS TO USE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES.

NATURAL GAS.

MOST CHEMICAL COMPANIES USE AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS.

IF YOU CAN HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT STUFF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TOURING AND STORING IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT IT BACK TO USE AND INTO THE COMMIT IT WILL BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE.

ALL OUR COMPANIES ARE LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF ALTERNATIVE, SOME WAY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND MANY HAVE A GOAL TO DO THAT.

ONE EXAMPLE AS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WE STARTED WORKING ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE BECAUSE A NUMBER OF OUR COMPANIES DECIDED THERE MAY NOT BE A MEMBER OF YOUR ASSOCIATION IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY.

IF YOU'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD AND REDUCING EMISSIONS AND TALKING ABOUT THAT.

WHEN YOU HEAR THAT COMING FROM COMPANIES THAT TELLS YOU THEY ARE OUT FRONT TRYING TO MAKE A CHANGE.

GREAT.

MR. VORHOFF, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT DRASTIC CHANGES AND SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITY TOO.

WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR HEARING IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FROM THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PART OF THE THE HARD WORK OF MAKING THIS TRANSITION AND ALSO VOTERS?

CERTAINLY I'M NOT INVOLVED IN EVERY CONVERSATION AROUND THE STATE.

BUT FROM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING IT'S BEEN POSITIVE.

I THINK THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY INCLUSIVE.

WE TRIED TO AS I MENTIONED 135 EXPERTS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS.

PREDOMINANTLY 95 PLUS PERCENT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE FROM LOUISIANA AND LIVE IN LOUISIANA.

WE'RE DRAWING ON OUR OWN TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING OF PRIORITIES WITHIN LOUISIANA.

RECOGNIZING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF IT AND COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT DOESN'T END UP ON THE SHELF AND THAT IS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED.

THANK YOU, COMMISSION VORHOFF, DR. BOWSER, MR. CANTIN AND DR. ZAPPY TO HELP US GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEISMOLOGIST IN OUR ENERGY INDUSTRY THIS HAS STARTED DEBATE ABOUT WHAT IS REALISTIC AND NEEDED TO TRANSITION INTO THE GREEN ENERGY ERA.

WE'LL EXPLORE HOW STATE AND FEDERAL MEASURES WILL IMPACT LOUISIANA AFTER A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

THE ACCELERATED PUSH TO TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUEL TO RENEWABLE ENERGY HAS LOUISIANA'S PETROLEUM INDUSTRY CONCERNED.

MIKE MONCLA IS PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISIANA OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION OR LOGA.

IT'S CERTAINLY DEMORALIZING TO OUR HARD WORKING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN SALAZAR WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OF EVERY NINE WORKING IN THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS.

IT WAS A SHOT ACROSS THE BOW.

OIL PRODUCTION IN LOUISIANA HAS BEEN STEADILY DECLINING SUNSETS 1977.

IT'S BEEN AN 833% PRODUCTION IN BARRELS PRODUCED PER DAY AND THE NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY HAS DROPPED FROM 76,000 IN 2006 TO 64,000 TODAY.

SHELL WILL BE CLOSING ITS REFINERY IN CONTENT VENT ELIMINATING 1100 ADDITIONAL WORKERS BUT MONCLA SAYS BIDEN'S LIMITING OF FURTHER ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WILL JUST MAKE THINGS WORSE.

ADMINISTRATION PREVIOUS WAS ALL ABOUT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, LOW FUEL PRICES TO A NEW ADMINISTRATION THAT LOATHES OUR BUSINESS AND IS PUSHING THIS GREEN NEW DEAL.

IT CERTAINLY IS A CHANGE OF PACE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT LOCALLY, OUR GOVERNOR, OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ISSUES, SENT A GREAT LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT HOPING HE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY MEANS TO OUR ECONOMY IN LOUISIANA, NOT ONLY THE ECONOMY, THE COASTAL RESTORATION EFFORTS AS WELL.

ONE WAY TO REDUCE OIL AND GAS EMISSIONS IS FOR CHEMICAL PLANTS TO INJECT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS UNDERGROUND.

THE PROBLEM IS THE TECHNOLOGY IS EXPENSIVE.

CONGRESS HAS CREATED A TAX CREDIT AND FURTHER CARBON REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS WOULD MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE.

ON THE RENEWABLE SIDE LOUISIANA LAGS NEIGHBORING STATES.

TEXAS GETS NEARLY 20% OF ITS ENERGY FROM RENEWABLES.

IN GEORGIA 30% OF ITS POWER FROM SOLAR.

IN LOUISIANA ONLY 1% IS SOLAR.

THERE'S LITTLE TO NO WIND.

GOVERNOR EDWARDS HAS TASKED THE U.S. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT TO RESEARCH WIND POWER OFF THE STATE'S COAST.

ONE STUDY FOUND A SINGLE OFFSHORE WIND ARE JECT COULD SUPPORT ALMOST 5,000 JOBS.

NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION THE STATE HEADS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, LOUISIANA IS AT A CROSSROADS.

DOES IT MAINTAIN ITS TRADITION ENERGY PATH, DOES IT EXPAND RELIANCE ON RENEWABLES OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?

JOINING US TO EXPLORE HOW LOUISIANA MOVES FORWARD WITH THE NEW STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATES IS OUR PANEL, JASON, DIRECTOR OF STATE ENERGY OFFICE AT THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LOGAN BURKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALIGNS FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY, DAVID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LSU CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES, AND ROBERT, PROFESSOR OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW.

JASON, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU AS CO-CHAIR OF THE MINING OIL AND GAS SECTOR COMMITTEE WITHIN THE CLIMATE TASK FORCE WHAT ARE YOU HEARING AS SOME OF THE CONCRETE WAYS LOUISIANA WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS?

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I THINK THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE CLIMATE TASK FORCE IS THAT IT'S BROUGHT ALL THE DIFFERENT STATE AGENCY HEADS TOGETHER.

I'M CURRENTLY SERVING FOR SECRETARY HEARS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO IDENTIFY CARBON REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS AND PROGRAMS AND ENCOURAGED THE CONVERSATION TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO REDUCE LONG TERM CARBON EMISSIONS.

WE START TO WORK WITH OTHER STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO REDUCE THEIR EMISSIONS IT'S REALLY ENABLED US TO LOOK AT OUR INDUSTRIES AND WORK WITH PARTNERS TO LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS.

I THINK THE CONVERSATION HAS STARTED.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF MOMENTUM BUILT.

IF WE LOOK AT HOW LOUISIANA PRODUCES ENERGY AS WE MENTIONED NATURAL GAS IS AN IMPORTANT PORTION OF HOW THAT ENERGY IS PRODUCED.

WE'RE WORKING WITH INDUSTRY TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT TECHNOLOGY IS OUT THERE ON THE BIOFUELS MARKET TO UTILIZE EXISTING FEEDSTOCKS TO PRODUCE GREENER, MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT ENERGY.

THEN ALSO LOOKING AT CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE.

HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP NOT ONLY WITH STATE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY AND OUR COMMUNITIES AND NGOs WILL HELP LOOK FORWARD TO A GREENER FUTURE AND I THINK THAT THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE GOING TO HELP ACHIEVE THOSE LONG TERM EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES.

FOR US IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WE SEE ENERGY AS AN ALL HANDS COME PRENSZIVE APPROACH.

ONE THING WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS A DEPARTMENT IN ADDITION TO THE CLIMATE TASK FORCE IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN FOR THE STATE.

WHAT THAT CAN DO IS HELP INFORM NOT ONLY THE PUBLIC BUT OUR LEGISLATE ORS AND OTHER FOLKS INTERESTED IN NERG PRODUCTION TO SEE HOW LOUISIANA CURRENTLY PRODUCES ENERGY AND WHAT ARE THINGS EMERGING AS VERY GOOD TECHNOLOGIES WE CAN INVEST IN FROM A POLICY AND INCENTIVE STANDPOINT TO HELP US IMMEDIATE THOSE LONG TERM EMISSION GOALS.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

CERTAINLY TRACKING THOSE EMISSIONS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT BETTER WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT PROCESS.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO LOGAN BURKE AND ASK YOU ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE.

THE AVERAGE LOUISIANA RESIDENT CONSUMES 30% MORE ENERGY THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS FOR OUR DEPENDENCE ON ENERGY AND RELIANCE ON IT AT THAT THE LEVEL AND WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT WITH RENEWABLES?

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN LOUISIANA UNFORTUNATELY IS WASTE A LOT OF ENERGY.

THAT'S TRUE ON THE LICK SIDE.

THAT'S TRUE ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE.

THAT'S TRUE IN OUR INDUSTRY.

SO IN LOUISIANA RESIDENTS ARE WASTING AN AWFUL LOT OF ENERGY AND MONEY BECAUSE OUR HOMES AREN'T ENERGY EFFICIENT.

WE FALL FAR BEHIND A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN MAKING OUR HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT TO WITHSTAND ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, WHETHER IT'S HOT AND HUMID OR COLD AS WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT WEEKS.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY NEED TO DO, A DIFFERENT KIND OF GREEN ENERGY, NOT JUST RENEWABLES.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT.

THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM INSULATION TO WINDOWS TO EVEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM AND HVAC SYSTEMS.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT REDUCE OUR ENERGY COSTS.

REDUCES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY TO GENERATE FROM ANY RESOURCE, AND IN THE END MAKES US SAFER AND MELTER IN OUR HOMES.

WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THESE KINDS OF CLIMATE ACTIONS AS PEOPLE ORIENTED ACTIONS.

WE REALLY NEED TO RETHINK HOW WE'RE ADAPTING AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS ONE OF THOSE NO REGRETS THINGS THAT WE REALLY MUST DO IN LOUISIANA.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE ECONOMICS IS THERE AND PEOPLE JUST NEED THE INFORMATION SO THE COSTS ARE WORTH THE INVESTMENT OR IS THIS SOMETHING WE NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HEAD PEOPLE GET OVER THAT UP-FRONT COST?

SO THE ECONOMY OR THE ECONOMICS ARE CERTAINLY THERE.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ABSOLUTELY ARE A BETTER USE OF OUR DOLLARS THIS AFTERNOON THROWING OUR MONEY OUT THE DOOR WHERE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH WEATHER STRIPPING, RIGHT?

THERE ARE PROGRAMS, ALTHOUGH SO FAR VERY SMALL, THAT ARE OFFERED THROUGH OUR UTILITIES IN THE STATE.

THOSE PROGRAMS ACTUALLY GET SNAPPED UP VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH HIGH DEMAND FOR THEM IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR ENERGY WASTE AND COST.

SO WE ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYTHING FROM THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO THE LEGISLATURE TO EVEN THE LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION TO THINK FIRST ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE ENERGY WASTE AT HOME AND THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHETHER IT'S FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR EVEN INCENTIVES TO PUT THINGS LIKE SOLAR ON ROOFTOPS TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS.

AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AND MAKE THIS TRANSITION I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO ROBERT.

THINKING ABOUT LOUISIANA AS THE ONLY STATE WITH A NET ZERO PLEDGE FOR EMISSIONS THAT IS NOT FORMED A GREEN ENERGY STANDARD THAT GRADUALLY INCREASES CONSUMPTION OF RENEWABLES.

WHY ARE THOSE SO IMPORTANT AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO IN LOUISIANA TO ADDRESS THAT.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

THE THING FOLKS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BASICALLY THERE'S NO WAY YOU GET TO NET ZERO WITHOUT DRASTICALLY REDUCING OIL AND GAS COUNSEL ASSUMPTION 70 TO 80%.

THAT'S WITH CAR BAN CAPTURE STORAGE, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU HAVE TO CRANK THAT ALL THE WAY DOWN.

MOST STATES HAVE A GREEN ENERGY STANDARD OF SOME KIND.

THEY TELL UTILITIES, WE WANT YOU TO MAKE OR BUY MORE WIND AND SOLAR POWER.

IF YOU DO THAT THAT CREATES A SIGNAL IN THE MARKET AND THEN INVESTORS IN SOLAR FARMS OR WIND FARMS, THEY KNOW THAT THOSE STATES ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

WE KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WHERE GLOBALLY THERE'S MORE INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLES THAN IN OIL AND GAS AND THAT TREND IS GOING TO STAY THE SAME.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE STATES LIKE OHIO, STATES LIKE PENNSYLVANIA, NEW MEXICO WITH THE STANDARDS AND THEY ARE SAYING WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, AND LOUISIANA HAS TO DO THE SAME.

NOW, WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE IT IN THE PAST?

WELL, YEARS BACK WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS THE COMMISSION IT LOOKED LIKE THINGS WERE TOO EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S OVER A DECADE AGO.

THAT IS CHANGED.

PRICE VERSUS DROPPED.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING A LOT ON PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL RESTORATION.

WE'RE GLOBAL LEADERS IN THAT AND WE COULD BE GLOBAL LEADERS IN THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THINKING ABOUT THE CURRENT MIX OF POWER THAT WE'RE USING IN LOUISIANA, WHAT IS THAT REALISTIC PATH FOR TRANSITION?

WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO EMBRACE A CLEANER MIX OF POWER AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO RELY ON?

WELL, THERE'S CERTAINLY A GREAT GLIDE PATH TO RENEWABLES ON THE POWER SIDE.

YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT.

AS YOU HEARD IN THE LAST SEGMENT WE'RE IN THE SITUATION IN THE MARKET WHERE SOLAR IS VERY MUCH IN THE MONEY.

MORE AND MORE UTILITIES ARE EMBRACING THAT EVEN WITHOUT MANDATES OR TAX BENEFITS.

IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE.

IF YOU'RE A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES OR GLOBALLY YOU HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND GOVERNMENT CONCERNS AND YOU'LL ADDRESS THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS BECAUSE THE MARKET IS TELLING YOU TO DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

IF YOU'RE AN ENTERGY, IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DOANCE CONVINCE REGULATORS SO YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF UTILITIES EMBRACE IT MORE AND MORE EVERY YEAR.

BUT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOWN BOY 27% RELATIVE TO 2011, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, OUR THERMAL EFFICIENCIES ON THE PLY SIDE GET BETTER EVERY YEAR.

THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO GET BETTER AT USING LESS NATURAL GAS.

WE HAVE MADE REALLY GOOD STRIDES.

CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THAT SUPPLY SIDE EFFICIENCY ADDING RENEWABLES WILL BE BIG THINGS AS WELL.

THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, IN LOUISIANA WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THESE POLICIES WE LEAN ON OTHER AREAS AND OTHER STATES AND REGIONS.

THE U.S. OVER ALL.

OUR PROBLEMS ARE A LOT DIFFERENT, MORE UNIQUE THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE.

OUR CARBON EMISSIONS ARE CONCENTRATED, 60% IN INDUSTRY.

POWER GENERATION IS THE BIG THING AT THE FINANCIAL LEVEL.

WE HAVE NATURAL GAS AND NUCLEAR POWER HERE.

RELATIVELY LOW EMISSIONS PER MEGAWATT HOUR THAT COME OUT OF OUR POWER PLANTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE INDUSTRY AND THE SOLUTIONS WILL BE THERE.

YOU LOOK AT A COUPLE OF BIGELOW COST HIGH QUALITY CARBON CAPTURE PROJECTS THAT COULD PULL 20, 22 MILLION METRIC TONS AND SHOVE IT INTO THE GROUND.

THAT'S THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE WE'RE LOOKING AT IN LOUISIANA.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GRAB AND GO AFTER.

SO LOUISIANA LOOKS DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT MIX OF EMISSIONS BUT THAT ALSO PROBABLY MEANS JOB IMPACTS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN BACK TO MS. BURKE.

WE HEARD TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW JOBS BUT OBVIOUSLY WE PULL AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL FOSSIL FUELS THAT'S LIKELY TO RISK A LOT JOBS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

WHAT DOES THAT BALANCE LOOK LIKE?

WE KNOW AS ONE OF YOUR INTRODUCTIONS SHOWED THAT THE JOB LOSS HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

IN FACT OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF DECADES WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND ALL OF THE SUPPORTING JOBS AROUND THOSE HAVE BEEN DECLINING SIGNIFICANTLY.

THAT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF FEDERAL DECISION MAKING.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOMATION AND OTHER REASONS THAT INDUSTRIES ARE NOT INVESTING IN PEOPLE OR IN JOBS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

ONE THING LOUISIANA MUST DO IS IDENTIFY AND TAP ALL OF OUR ORPHAN AND ABANDONED WELLS.

WHO BETTER TO DO THAT THAN THE ENGINEERS, THE FOLKS WHO WORKED ON RIGS ALL THEIR LIVES, TO IDENTIFY AND CAP ALL THOSE RIGS, THOSE WELLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EMITTING AN AWFUL LOT OF METHANE.

THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT GREENHOUSE GAS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS TRANSITION.

THAT SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO BE A PART OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR OFFSHORE WINDS.

WHILE IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE LOUISIANA HAS ON WHICH SHORE WINDS, IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

ALREADY THAT MEANS THAT LOUISIANANS HAVE JOBS IN THAT SECTOR.

BUILDING BOATS, RUNNING OFFSHORE RIGS.

DEVELOPING, DESIGNING AND FABRICATING THE KIND OF FOOTINGS FOR THESE OFFSHORE WIND FARMS.

THAT MEANS LOUISIANA IF WE DON'T LEAN HARD INTO RENEWABLES NOW, INTO ALL OF THOSE JOBS, THEN ALL OF THOSE JOBS WILL GET BUILT UP IN PLACES LIKE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF THE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE BUILT UP OVER THE YEARS.

IT'S REALLY TIME FOR US TO SAY THIS IS OUR TIME TO RECLAIM ALL OF THAT EXPERTISE AND PUT IT TO GOOD USE.

SOME OF THIS CHANGE IS ALREADY HAPPENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN BACK TO YOU, THINKING ABOUT SOME OF YOUR RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION.

A RECENT OP-ED POINTED OUT BIDEN'S RECENT EXECUTIVE ACTION DOESN'T APPLY TO EVERYTHING OIL AND GAS, IN FACT THE BULK OF IT IS STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE.

DOES THAT EXECUTIVE ACTION REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH OIL GOES INTO REFINERIES OR IS THIS JUST A SHIFTING AROUND OF RESOURCES?

IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF OIL COMING INTO LOUISIANA REFINERIES.

WE HAVE EXISTING LEASES STOCKPILED.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

THERE'S BIG NEWS IN THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER NOT COVERED PROBABLY AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD.

FIRST THE PRESIDENT IS ELIMINATING FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES WITHIN THE PRESIDENT'S CONTROL SPENDING LOTS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS BUYING GREEN ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES THEN PLOWING A LOT OF FEDERAL MONEY INTO GREEN ENERGY INCLUDING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND OVERPOLLUTED COMMUNITIES WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT AND LOUISIANA IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT.

A LOT OF FOSSIL FUEL STATES WILL GET MONEY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM FOR TRANSITION.

ONE THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT ABOUT THE CARBON CAPTURE SEQUESTRATION, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO RAMP DOWN OIL AND GAS THAT'S ABOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY ERIC LARSON, SCIENTISTS AT PRINCETON, WHO HAS DONE A STUDY THAT LOOKED AT LOUISIANA AND ALL THE OTHER STATES.

YOU DON'T GET TO NET ZERO IN LOUISIANA OR ANYWHERE ELSE WITHOUT THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT EOCCURRING WITH DECREASED PRODUCTION AND YOU DON'T GET THE JOB BENEFITS THAT THE NEW ECONOMY WOULD PROMISE WITHOUT REDUCTION IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION.

SO THIS CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, IT'S NOT PROVEN, IT HAS NOT RUN AT SCALE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

IT MIGHT TURN OUT FOR SOMETHING BUT THE CURRENT INFORMATION WE HAVE NOW IS THAT IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE, IT ONLY WORKS IF THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES IT AND IT'S NOT AT SCALE.

THANKS.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN BACK TO DR. DISMUSKES AND TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS.

WHAT DOES THE ECONOMY OF LOUISIANA LOOK LIKE IF WE HOLD BACK AND HOLD TO THE STATUS QUO AS OPPOSED WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IF WE LEAN INTO THIS AND PUSH THIS CHANGE MORE RAPIDLY?

I THINK THE PRESUMPTION THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING SO THE STATUS QUO IS MOVING.

ENERGY COMPANIES IN LOUISIANA AND ABROAD ARE MAKING A LOT OF CHANGES TO CONTINUE TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES.

THOSE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE, ADOPTING RENEWABLES, NET ZERO GOALS.

YOU HEARD MOST HAVE GOALS IN PLACE BY 2030 AND 2050.

ALL THESE COMPANIES STILL HAVE THEIR OH TARGETS.

THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THEY MADE REPRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE FCC AND WALL STREET.

THEY ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO DO THESE THINGS.

TO SAY WE AREN'T GOING TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT RULES AND REGULATIONS IS NOT THE REALITY OF THINGS.

THE THING WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF AND VERY ENCOURAGING WITH THE TASK FORCE HAS BEEN THIS SENSE OF INCLUSION AND UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND TO LEVERAGE THAT AND TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S ESSENTIALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE IN ALL THIS.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE AS A STATE.

YOU LOOK AT HYDROGEN, RENEWABLE, BIOMASS, STILL A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE SOME OF OUR TRADITIONAL OIL AND GAS SKILL SETS TO AND APPLY AND REPURPOSE THEM TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR THIS SEGMENT.

THANKS VERY MUCH, MR. LANCLOS, MS. BURKE, DR. DISMUSKES, AND ROBERT VERCHICK.

IT'S ONE WITH MANY OPINIONS.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS THE STATE NEEDS TO MAKE TO ENSURE LOUISIANA CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN THE WORLD'S ENERGY INDUSTRY?

WE'LL HEAR NEXT FROM FOLKS HELPING TO CHART A PATH FOR LOUISIANA'S FUTURE.

FIRST WE EXPLORE THE NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED AND HOW THEY ARE BEING WELCOMED BY MAJOR LOUISIANA ENERGY COMPANIES.

NO MATTER HOW QUICKLY LOUISIANA MOVES TOWARD A GREENER FUTURE IT HAS SEVERAL PATHS TO GET THERE.

RATHER THAN RELEASING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, THEY CAN BE SEQUESTERED BY PUMPING THEM INTO THE GROUND.

NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN CONVERT CO2 INTO GREEN METHANE ACLEAN ENERGY SOURCE, AND THE GOVERNOR'S PUSH FOR WIND POWER IN THE GULF ALIGNS WITH THE EXPERTISE OF SOME IN THE OIL INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALREADY PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN WIND PROJECTS OFF THE EAST COAST.

PIERRE CONNER IS DIRECTOR THE TULANE ENERGY INTUIT.

THAT COULD TRANSLATE INTO OFFSHORE WIND AND KNOW THERE WILL BE A BIG PUSH FOR OFFSHORE WIND, A LOT OF INCENTIVE FOR OFFSHORE WIND.

PULLED TOGETHER SOME 40 PLUS INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND WE'LL BE TOUTING THE FACT THAT LOUISIANA HAS THE EXPERTISE AND THE OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MANAGEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING AND WE COULD LEVERAGE THIS EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FRANKLY TO OTHER OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

SOLAR ENERGY WILL BEGIN TO PLAY A LARGER PART IN STATES' ENERGY PRODUCTION OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

WALMART, WHICH HAS A BIGFOOT PRINT IN LOUISIANA, IS SEEKING MORE ACCESS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

THIS HAS PUSHED ENTERGY LOUISIANA AN CLECO TO EXPAND THEIR PORTFOLIOS.

CLECO IS LOOKING TO ADD 400 MEGA WARTS OF SOLAR AND ENTERGY WILL ADD NEARLY 600 MEGAWATTS.

THE PATH TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE FOR LOUISIANA ARE IN PLACE.

THE NEXT STEP INVOLVES DECIDING HOW FAST AND IN WHICH DIRECTION THE STATE WANTS TO TRAVEL.

FINDING THE NEXT STEPS TO BRING LOUISIANA INTO THE FUTURE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IS THE TOPIC OF OUR THIRD PANEL.

REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH IS A LOUISIANA STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE 54th DISTRICT, THE CO-FOUNDER OF SECOND WIN MARINE WHICH SPECIALIZES IN OFFSHORE WINDS.

HE HAS WORKED NEARLY 30 YEARS IN EXECUTIVE ROALTS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

CAMILLE MANNINGBROOM IS PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR THE CENTER OF PLANNING EXCELLENCE, INTERNATIONAL RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXPERTISE AND RESILIENCE IN PLANNING.

HE IS CEO AND PRESIDENT FOR FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPERT.

TYLER GRAY IS PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISIANA MID CONTINENT OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION WHICH ADVOCATES FOR MEMBERS ON ALL OIL AND GAS ISSUES.

REPRESENTATIVE, YOU'RE A SELF-DESCRIBED OFFSHORE ENERGY ADVOCATE BUT A BUSINESS CENTER THAT DEALS WITH THE TRADITIONAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

DO YOU BLEETHE BOTH INDUSTRIES CAN GO THE DISTANCE IN SOME CAPACITY OR DOES LOUISIANA HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OTHER OF THE OTHER.

DEFINITELY BOTH WORK.

AS A MATTER OF FACT A LOT ON THE EAST COAST A LOT OF THE PROJECTS ARE DONE BY OIL AND GAS COMPANIES FROM EUROPE THAT ARE TRANSITIONING INTO RENEWABLES OR ADJUSTING THEIR PORTFOLIOS TO HAVE BOTH.

HERE IN THE GULF COAST REGIONS BASICALLY THE TALENTS, THE EXPERTISE AS MENTIONED BEFORE RAE PARALLEL IN WHAT'S NEEDED, ESPECIALLY THE 24/7 WORKMAN TRA WITH INTEGRATED SAFETY MANAGEMENT THAT PEOPLE OF THE GULF COAST OFFSHORE INDUSTRY HAVE WORKED FIT HAND IN HAND.

POTENTIALLY GOOD ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN GOOD AT IN THE PAST -- FOR 15 YEARS I HAVE BEEN TOUTING THE EXACT ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE TWO.

I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE YOU NEED TO START CHANGING THE TONE FROM OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS TO JUST BEING AN OFFSHORE ENERGY PLAYER.

GREAT.

CAMILLE, TELL US ABOUT HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE TOPIC OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION INFLUENCED THIS COMMUNITY IN MUNICIPAL PLANNING.

THANKS SO MUCH, STEPHEN.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE ASKING THIS QUESTION.

THIS REALLY IS ABOUT COMMUNITY AND ABOUT PEOPLE.

WE'RE HAVING A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE.

OUR SURVIVAL BUT ALSO THRIVING.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES WHEN MY DOG DAD USED TO TAKE ME FISHING.

THAT'S WHEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH AT RISK COMMUNITIES N.2003 WHEN I STARTED WORKING AND LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ECONOMIC SHIFTS AROUND OIL AND GAS IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES I DEDICATED MY CAREER TO HELPING THEM AND ADAPTING AND THRIVING AMIDST THE CHALLENGES.

CLIMATE SHIFTS AND ECONOMIC SHIFTS ARE FELT MOST AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.

THEY DIRECTLY TRANSLATE INTO QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF PLACE.

RIGHT NOW LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES ARE NEIGHBORS, PLACES THAT WE LOVE TO GO AND SPEND TIME, PLACES WHERE SO MUCH INGENUITY HAS COME OUT OF ARE HURTING.

THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF NOT JUST CLIMATE DRIVEN POPULATION AND MIGRATION BUT INCREASED RISK, THE ASSOCIATED COST WITH THE INCREASED RISKS.

ECONOMIC SHIFTS AS WELL AS DWINDLING RESOURCES DUE TO TAX BASES DECLINING.

LET'S PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE.

THEY NEED TO PLAN AND ADDRESS THOSE IN THEIR PLANNING BUT THIS IS AN EXISTENTIAL GLOBAL CHALLENGE THAT NO LOUISIANA COMMUNITY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN.

THAT'S WHY AN ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK AT THE STATE LEVEL IS CRITICAL TO PROVIDING THE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES AS WE ADDRESS THESE CHANGES AND PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE AND PLAN TO THRIVE.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF COASTAL ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THIS TO BRING TOGETHER THE STATE AGENCIES ON CROSS COLLABORATION AND SHARED FUTURE AND VISION AROUND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING TO IMPACT EACH AGENCY'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS SO THEY CAN BETTER COORDINATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE FOUNDATION AND OTHERS ARE DOING TO TRY TO REDUCE CLIMATE RISKS AND ALSO WHEN THE EVENTS DO HAPPEN WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE DISPARITIES.

SURE.

FOUNDATION FOR LOUISIANA WAS STARTED ACTUALLY AS A DISASTER RESPONSE ORGANIZATION IN PHILANTHROPY WITH A DEEP JUSTICE LENS.

WE HAVE BEEN THINKING FOR THE LAST 15-PLUS YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE DISASTERS ABOUT WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE CLEAR ABOUT FROM LOOKING AT THE DATA AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE WHO LIVE THEM, PEOPLE HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AND WE HAVE TO HAVE SCIENTIFIC ELF 15 F EFFICACY.

ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES IS THE ECONOMIC DISPARITIES.

LOUISIANA HAS BEEN FOR DECADES FOR GOOD OR FOR BAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

SO WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT THIS CLIMATE TASK FORCE WE GET A CHANCE TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT HOW TO GET TO ZERO EMISSIONS, HOW DO WE SOLVE FOR THIS CALAMITOUS CLIMATE DISASTER THAT WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING AND DO WELL BY LOUISIANA PEOPLE SO THEY CAN DO ECONOMICALLY WELL.

ONE EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP WE WERE ABLE TO WORK ON IS WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WITH PHILANTHROPY AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS OF LOUISIANA.

SIX COASTAL PARISHES WERE REIMAGINING THEIR FUTURE, THINKING ABOUT RESILIENCE, ABOUT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BETTER EDUCATED AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER HEALTH AND THEY WERE BY WAY OF CONSENSUS TO VOTE ON TEN PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE IN IMPLEMENTATION.

WE'RE HEARSE FROM LAS'S PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST IDEAS IF WE CAN STICK TO THE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT CLIMATE MEASURES WILL KEEP US SAFE AND MAKE ARE FOR MORE VIBRANT COMMIT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIGHS CLEEMENT DISASTERS.

THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THESE COMMUNITIES ALONGSIDE THIS BROADER EFFORT TO TRY TO EXPAND USE OF RENEWABLES, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OBSTACLES WITH GETTING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PLACE IN THESE COMMUNITIES?

IT DOESN'T LOOK DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

IF WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, IF WE HAVE THE TRAINING INVESTMENT, SOME RECOMMENDATION ALREADY COMING OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAINED FOR NEXT GENERATION INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES PARTICULARLY IN THE RENEWABLES.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO BACK UP AND TURN TO TYLER GRAY.

LET'S THINK ABOUT THE WRONG RUN TRENDS AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT SERVE AS A MARKER AND PERHAPS ACCELERATES SOME OF THE CHANGES, BUT THINKING BACK SIX MONTHS AGO HOW HAD SOME OF THE THINKING AT THE LARGE ENERGY COMPANIES ALREADY STARTED TO CHANGE?

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATION IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME.

I'LL SAY THAT FIRST OF ALL.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

OUR MEMBER COMPANIES ARE TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING ENERGY.

AS PART OF THAT, THERE'S TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY IN LOUISIANA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT'S ALREADY HERE.

SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SOME TIME.

SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE IN TELLING THAT STORY.

YOU LOOK AT THE OFFSHORE INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW WHERE THEY ARE PRODUCING OIL AND GAS, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.

THAT AREA HAS THE LOWEST CARBON INTENSITY OF ANY PRODUCING AREA IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF SAUDI ARABIA.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT LOUISIANA HAS YOU CAN PRODUCE ENERGY AT A LOWER CARBON LEVEL.

WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH METHANE THAT WE DO IN OTHER PLACES.

LOUISIANA HAS A MATURE INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'RE WORKING TO PLUG A LOT OF ABANDONED WELLS WHICH ARE COMMENTED ON A LOT FROM PLACES OF METHANE TO BE PRODUCED.

OUR MEMBER COMPANIES ARE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRODUCE ENERGY.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK FORWARD TO TELLING THAT STORY GOING FORWARD.

EVEN LOOKING AT THE WAY OUR FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES THOSE COMMUNITIES RELY ON THAT INDUSTRY.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE WORKED TO TALK MORE ABOUT IN THIS SPACE, HOW CAN WE TELL MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE DOING TOWARDS THE DIRECTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AS WELL AS THE TRADITIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS SPACE AND HOW THEY ARE WORKING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM.

IT'S A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION NOW BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT AS LONG AS WE EXISTED AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO TELL A BETTER STORY.

THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER BROAD NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS WE'RE SEEING WE HAVE MAJOR AUTO MANUFACTURERS MAKING COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE THEIR PRODUCTION OF GAS VEHICLES AND REALLY SHIFTING ENTIRELY IN SOME CASES TO THE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, WHAT DOES THAT SIGNAL SAY TO THE REFINING INDUSTRY IN LOUISIANA AND HOW ARE LOUISIANA'S PRODUCERS REACTING TO THAT?

THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION.

WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT ENERGY AVAILABLE FOR WHAT'S NEEDED.

YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HERE LOCALLY, THEY ARE INVESTING IN BIOFUELS.

WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE A PLANT HERE IN LOUISIANA.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THOSE REFINERIES ARE STILL OPERATING, THEY ARE ALREADY MAKING THOSE CHANGES.

THEY DON'T MAKE IT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO, THEY MAKE IT BECAUSE SOMEBODY BUYS IT.

THAT'S PARTLY THE THE WAY THIS WORKS.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A REFINERY THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED WITH A CORRIDOR AT THE SAME TIME SO THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE TOGETHER AND HOW THEY OPERATE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT 75% UPWARDS OF 75% OF THE NATURAL GAS THAT'S USED HERE IN THE STATE IS AT THE INDUSTRIAL PLANTS.

SO YOU JUST LOOK AT A HUGE ENERGY DEMAND HERE NOT JUST FROM FUELS, NOT JUST FROM WHAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING IN BUT YOU TALK ABOUT AIRPLANES, FARM EQUIPMENT.

THERE'S JUST A TREMENDOUS LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WHICH IS WHY WE TALK ABOUT THE DEMAND INTO THE FUTURE HAVING OIL AS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

THERE'S A PORTFOLIO THAT WE'LL HAVE TO WORK ON BUT THOSE COMPANIES ARE INTERESTED IN PRODUCING ENERGY, NOT JUST ONE PRODUCT.

THINKING ABOUT THAT PORTFOLIO OF ENERGY, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN BACK TO REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON.

THERE APPEAR TO BE LOGISTICAL HURDLEING TO PUTTING WIND TURBINES INTO THE FIELD AND PRODUCING POUR TODAY, NOT TO MENTION REGULATORY AND PERMITTING CONCERNS.

IF LOUISIANA WERE TO DECIDE TODAY TO AUTHORIZE FULL SCALE ACCESS TO THAT, WHAT WOULD THAT INDUSTRY LOOK LIKE?

WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION?

HOW RAPIDLY CAN THAT SECTOR SCALE HERE?

COMING FROM AN OIL AND GAS BACKGROUND WHERE SOMETIMES PROJECTS OCCUR WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A YEAR, THREE MONTHS FOR DESIGN, THREE MONTHS FOR FABRICATION, THREE MONTHS FOR FR INSTALLATION AND IMPLEMENTATION THESE ARE MORE TO A SCALE OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS BETWEEN THE SITING, PERMITTING, PROCURING, ALL THE PERMITTING PROCESSES THAT NEED TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE ACTUALLY BUILT.

SOME.

BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS CURRENTLY THE VESSELS IN OFFSHORE WIND THAT WOULD BE USED TO PUT THEM UP.

THE SIZE OF THE TURBINES IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T YET REACHED OR ECLIPSED AS LARGE AS THEY ARE GOING TO GET.

PEOPLE ALL THE TIME TELL ME I WAS DRIVING THROUGH WEST TEXAS I SAW THOSE TURBINES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG THEY ARE.

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BIGGEST LAND BASED WIN TURBINE IS ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THE SIZE OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR OFFSHORE WIND AND WE HAVEN'T REACHED MAXIMUM SIZE YET.

MS. MANNING-BROOM, IF WE THINK ABOUT WHERE LOUISIANA MIGHT BE IN 30 YEARS, IF WE DO THIS RIGHT, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF LOUISIANA LOOK LIKE?

GREAT QUESTION.

IF WE DO THIS RIGHT, WE WILL HAVE HARNESSED THE POWER AND INGENUITY OF LOUISIANA PEOPLE AND DEMONSTRATING TO THE NATION AND THE GLOAN HOW TO LEAD ON ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE ALSO GETTING IN FRONT OF THE ECONOMIC SHIFTS AND PUTTING OUR PEOPLE TO WORK AND BUILDING THE FUTURE AND BUILDING AND MANUFACTURING THE RENEWABLE SECTOR AND EXPORTING THAT GLOBALLY.

WE LITTLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BAD FOR US.

THIS CAN BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE SEIZE BUT WE MUST DO IT NOW WITH SOME URGENCY AND HAVE A VERY DETAILED ROAD MAP ON HOW TO GET THERE.

ONE THING WE CAN'T LOSE SIGHT OF IS THAT THIS STATE HAS ENORMOUS INEQUITIES.

MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN THEIR LIVEABILITY HAS BEEN DWINDLING FOR DECADES.

BY MID CENTURY IF WE SEIZE THESE OPPORTUNITIES WE COULD LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE INEQUITIES.

INEQUITIES NO LONGER PERSIST.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO THIS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE LACK OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND INGENUITY AND INNOVATION.

IT COMES DOWN TO US ALL COMING TOGETHER, SETTING ASIDE POLITICS AND REALLY PUTTING THAT ROAD MAP FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME FOR THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON, MS. MANNING-BROOM, MR. DANIELS AND MR. GRAY.

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