Heinz Talks: Climate Change and Energy Policy - Advice to our Next President
October 20, 2008
Time: 5 pm
Location: Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
What direction will the US energy policy take in the next four years?
Four leaders will give their perspectives on climate change and energy policy and the resulting impact on economic growth and technological innovation. The discussion will focus on bold and critical recommendations for our next president. Welcome and introduction by Teresa Heinz; moderated by Moira Gunn, host, NPR’s Tech Nation.
RSVP: Space is limited. Contact Kristin Niceswanger at (412) 268-6066 or kristinn@andrew.cmu.edu to register.
More information at http://heinztalks.blogspot.com
Speakers:
John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, as well as President and Director of the independent, non-profit Woods Hole Research Center. He is also the recipient of the 7th annual Heinz Award for Public Policy.
Lee Branstetter, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz School and Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University.
Granger Morgan, Lord Chair Professor in Engineering; Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Public Policy; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University.
Melissa Young, second year student in the Heinz School’s Master of Science in Public Policy and Management program and recipient of the Otto Davis Scholarship.
**Please use the S. Bellefield Avenue entrance.