Randolph and LACI President & CEO Matt Petersen
Co-Hosting California and Los Angeles Delegation to London, Oslo,
and Munich To Study Progress by Cities and Private Sector To Inform
Push for 2028 Games
LOS
ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los
Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) is pleased to announce
Liane Randolph as the new Co-Chair
of the Transportation Electrification Partnership (TEP). Randolph,
Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), will Co-Chair
TEP alongside LACI President and CEO Matt
Petersen.
Randolph has spent most of her career in public service,
specializing in environmental law and policy, effective
administration, and a commitment to transparency and public
process. She was appointed Chair of CARB by Governor Gavin Newsom in December
2020. CARB is the state's lead agency for air quality and
climate strategy.
"As Co-Chair, my goal is to work with TEP members and LACI to
ensure that the 2028 Games are a catalyst for LA–and in turn
California–to significantly advance clean transportation by the
time the world arrives for the Olympics," said Randolph.
"TEP's ambitious 2028 targets are backed up by its unprecedented
public-private partnership, which builds on local, state, and
federal climate leadership to accelerate the transition towards
electric vehicles, zero-emission goods movement, shared mobility,
and public and active transit."
"We are so excited and humbled to welcome Liane as Co-Chair of
TEP–she brings tremendous insights and leadership to every
discussion and gives us greater confidence as we work to achieve
the targets in our Zero Emissions 2028 Roadmap," said
Matt Petersen, President and CEO of
LACI. "It's a win-win for the lives of Angelenos as we work to
improve air quality, increase investment to create green jobs, and
increase access to electric and shared mobility for our region's
most vulnerable."
As her first act as TEP Co-Chair, Randolph joins Petersen as
co-hosts of a delegation of TEP members and others from
Los Angeles and California to London, Oslo,
and Munich for a trip to share LA
and California's leadership while
identifying solutions to existing barriers within the
transportation electrification, mobility, and goods movement. For
example, London has instituted
bold, city-wide programs for electric buses to reduce air pollution
thanks to Mayor Sadiq Khan (who
visited LACI in 2022); Oslo and
Norway lead the world in EV
adoption; and Munich is home to
low-emissions zones. The trip, which includes corporate TEP members
and regional policy makers, is currently underway.
With less than four years until the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, Randolph's appointment as Co-Chair comes at a pivotal moment
for the Greater Los Angeles
region, as we pursue bold targets around transportation
electrification and zero-emissions goods movement. Follow the
region's progress via the Zero Emissions Roadmap Dashboard.
Petersen along with TEP external advisory committee chair Mary
Nichols–and former CARB Chair–recently penned an LA Times Op-Ed on
how to support the move to a zero emissions transportation 2028
Games while advancing Mayor Bass' goal of a car-free Games as
well.
Randolph succeeds Drew Murphy as
Co-Chair of TEP, where he was the lead representative for Edison
International. Murphy is CEO of Trio (formerly Edison Energy), and
previously was Executive Vice President of Edison
International.
Contact:
Cameron Edinburgh
213.647.1441
382862@email4pr.com
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