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Climate Solutions: Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States
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April 17, 2017
8:00 am - 9:30 am
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In the decades ahead, far-reaching changes in our energy systems will be needed to meet the challenge of climate change. Several recent analyses explore strategies for doing that, exploring topics including the grid integration of renewables and transformation of vehicle fleets. To kick-off Earth Week, please join the Center on Global Energy Policy and The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law for a discussion with leading experts who will present and compare strategies for deep decarbonization in the United States by 2050. The panel will include the following distinguished experts: Jeff Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute Geoff Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School Judi Greenwald, Principal, Greenwald Consulting Michael Gerrard, Director, The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Registration is required. This event is open to press. Please direct media inquiries to Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann. It will also be livestreamed at: energypolicy.columbia.edu/watch A podcast of this event (in addition to other past Center events) will be available ~12 days after the date of the event through iTunes or via our website.
CGEP hosted a virtual roundtable with Cathy Schreiber, founder and principal of Cathy Schreiber & Associates, a firm that supports climate and clean energy advocacy organizations, foundations, and...
Climate change is a growing area of concern for many foundations and philanthropies, which can play an important role because of their ability to deploy capital quickly to...
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1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
Why is the United States struggling to enact policies to reduce carbon emissions? Conventional wisdom holds that the wealthy and powerful are to blame, as the oligarchs and corporations that wield disproportionate sway over politicians prioritize their short-term financial interests over the climate’s long-term health.
