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Climate Solutions: Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States

April 17, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Case Lounge (7th floor)

Description 

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
  • Michael Gerrard, Director, The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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