This briefing was the first in a series of five briefings meant to introduce Tribal communities to the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management. This series is in response to consistent feedback from multiple tribal forums co-hosted by DOE and USEA, with the purpose of connecting tribal communities to DOE experts to:

1. empower the Tribes with fossil energy and carbon management resources to gain full access to the available funding and incentive opportunities.

2. accelerate the Tribes’ pivot towards clean energy while developing their vast energy and carbon management potential.

The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s Office of Resource Sustainability (ORS) administers the Department’s technological development and approaches for reducing the environmental impacts of our historical and continued use of fossil fuels. Reducing the environmental impacts of fossil fuel infrastructure and reducing emissions throughout the supply chain is critical to achieving net-zero emissions.

The Office of Resource Sustainability supports a just transition to clean energy while minimizing the environmental impacts in sectors where fossil fuels are difficult to avoid. These goals will be accomplished through policy, research, innovation, outreach, and stewardship.