Session Description: Through the lens of landmark climate legislation, this session examines the complex interplay of institutions and actors that shape major policy outcomes in the various branches of the federal government. Using the Inflation Reduction Act as a case study, we'll analyze how transformative climate and energy initiatives navigate legislative channels, power dynamics between Congress and the Executive Branch, and the executive branch’s role in policy implementation.

Guest Speaker: Ali Nouri (*06, MOL), Lecturer, SPIA and GradFUTURES Faculty Fellow in Professional Development Innovation. 
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This cohort is in partnership with Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (CPREE). Co-developed by Faculty Fellows in Professional Development Innovation and graduate students, this learning cohort will learn, discuss and investigate landscape and careers in science policy, at the federal and state levels. 

Learning Objectives: Participants of the GradFUTURES-C-PREE Science Policy Learning Cohort will learn and discuss the following:

• The landscape of science policy- how scientific evidence informs and influences policy making, and how policies impact scientific research.
• The systems, people and process policymaking at the federal and state levels including agenda setting and budget allocations.
• How stakeholders or constituents can inform or influence policy agendas. 
• Role of researchers in informing evidence-based science policy.
• Pathways into science policy for scientists and scholars across public or private sectors. 
• Visualizing ideas to actions through case studies, bills or acts passed (or failed to pass) at the federal or state level, and factors influencing outcomes. 
• Imperative for interdisciplinary collaboration between scientists, social scientists, public and policy makers for successful science policy.
• Effective communication skills to engage policy makers and constituents shaping science policy