How This Historic Oil Disruption Could Reshape the Global Energy Markets
Iran, Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, solar energy, wind power, energy transition, China, renewables, global markets, energy security
Current Access Level “I” – ID Only: CUID holders, alumni, and approved guests only
Past Event
May 2, 2017
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Center on Global Energy Policy is pleased to invite you to a conversation on the future of renewable energy in New York. Jason Bordoff, Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs at SIPA and Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, will moderate a conversation with a group of distinguished speakers: Knut M. Aanstad, President, Statoil Wind US LLC Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York Eric Martel, President and CEO, Hydro-Quebec Vijay Modi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Infrastructure Programs, Millennium Villages Project A small reception will follow the panel discussion. 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.
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