Think Global, Act Local
In the race to net zero, every country and every locality is going to require a different set of solutions based on available resources, financing, economy, and political will. Finding the alignment of these factors will be key to ensuring each community reaches net zero in the quickest and least disruptive way possible.
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Experts in this Episode
Eric Drummond
Mr. Drummond has more than 25 years of business, and complex administrative law experience, with a focus in emerging technology, next generation digital architecture, and alternative energy issues.
Sarah Golden
Driven by the urgency of the climate challenge, Sarah Golden follows trends and innovations that are accelerating the clean energy transition. She brings more than a decade of experience in climate, clean energy and politics.
Na’Taki Osborne Jelks
Na’Taki Osborne Jelks is a nationally-recognized leader in engaging urban communities and youth of color in environmental stewardship through hands-on watershed and land restoration initiatives, environmental education, and training.
Dr. Arun Majumdar
Dr. Arun Majumdar is the inaugural Dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. He is the Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow and former Director of the Precourt Institute for Energy and Senior Fellow (courtesy) of the Hoover Institution.
Dr. Kenneth B. Medlock
Dr. Medlock is the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and the senior director of the Center for Energy Studies.
Dr. Todd Moss
Todd Moss, Ph.D., is a nonresident fellow for the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute. He is also the executive director of the Energy for Growth Hub in Washington, D.C., and a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development.
Dr. Richard G. Newell
Dr. Newell has published widely on the economics of markets and policies for energy and the environment, including issues surrounding global climate change, energy efficiency, and energy innovation.
Dr. Suzanne Tegen
Suzanne Tegen is the Assistant Director at the Center for the New Energy Economy where she works for Colorado’s 41st governor, Bill Ritter, Jr., and helps host the Clean Energy Legislative Academy for state legislators.