1/13/26
Our Energy Future: Challenges on the Road to Net Zero
with Jamie Van Nostrand

Posted on Jan 8, 2026 | Monthly Chapter Meetings

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Jamie Van Nostrand, Policy Director at The Future of Heat Initiative, joined us for our January 2026 kickoff meeting.

Jamie Van Nostrand served as Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from May 2023 to October 2025. Prior to his appointment to the DPU, Van Nostrand was a Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at the West Virginia University College of Law. He is the author of The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

Jamie spoke with us on Our Energy Future: Challenges on the Road to Net Zero. You can view the video of this meeting below.

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