Climate science and environmental policy experts from Princeton University and Climate Central will reflect on the outcomes of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), including the conference’s major successes, its missed opportunities, and where the world goes from here.
The invite-only, asynchronous Climate Futures Workshop (theme: Climate Solutions, Money and Politics) is running from June 16-30. If you are an invited presenter or guest having trouble registering for the members-only part of the site, contact climatefuturesworkshop@gmail.com for help. For general information about the Workshop or future iterations, contact...
Over August 10-24, 2020, CFI held its inaugural asynchronous online workshop. 12 authors from several disciplines presented short works in progress on the theme of “Bridging Gaps of Affluence, Nation and Time” in text or video form. Topics ranged from the question of assigning legal rights to the Amazon rainforest, citizens’ political responsibilities regarding climate change, the ethics of procreation, and the distributive justice aspects of carbon capture and storage. The authors engaged in extensive discussion with official commentators, other...
Delavane Diaz, principal technical leader of Energy Systems and Climate Analysis at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), will present “Decarbonization Through Electrification: Estimating the Potential and Implications,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Lewis Library, Room 138.
Diaz will discuss how “deep decarbonization” goals such as New Jersey’s 80×50 Energy Master Plan will require fundamental changes beyond the electric-generation sector. One of the main strategies is to shift end-use energy demand away from fossil fuels and...
Elke U. Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School. Associate Director for Education, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and Robert O. Keohane, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus. Senior Scholar
