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ATMOsphere America Summit 2025 — Presentations

Policy & Standards Session

This session provided critical insights from leading policymakers and industry representatives on the challenges and opportunities in today’s evolving regulatory landscape.

Suzanne Hagell, Chief of the GHG Mitigation Bureau, Office of Climate Change, New York State Department

Avipsa Mahapatra, Climate Campaign Director, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)

Tom Kacandes, Senior Consultant, VEIC

Tamara Dumitrescu, Environmental Specialist, HFC Climate Policy, Washington State Department of Ecology

Elizabeth Scheehle, Chief – Research Division, California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Eric Smith, Vice President and Technical Director, International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR)