Making Good Climate Policy in a Divided World

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a presentation by Steve Weissman, lecturer at the Goldman School of Public Policy. This presentation was held at the 2025 BEST Annual Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy Efficient Buildings & Technician Education.

Weissman begins by defining public policy and policy analysis, and identifying factors such as climate impact that can cause federal government involvement. The presentation outlines issues in U.S. climate policy, including renewable portfolio standards, challenges in the natural gas industry, and energy efficiency. Weissman then covers the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and associated tax credits, and concludes with sharing strategies for creating climate policy, including implementing data-driven life cycle analysis and working on regional, state, and municipal levels.

This video runs 00:45:08 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately.