Policy Leadership Series with Former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz

A conversation with former US Energy Secretary Moniz on global energy and climate policy

Date

March 4, 2020

Time

9:00–10:00 a.m. ET

Participants

Ernest Moniz and Richard G. Newell

Event Series

Policy Leadership Series

Event Details

On March 4, 2020, Resources for the Future (RFF) hosted a Policy Leadership Series event with former US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on global energy and climate policy. In a conversation moderated by RFF President Richard G. Newell, Moniz discussed a range of topics, such as ongoing international climate negotiations, his proposal for a “Green Real Deal," and new and existing technological innovations that could help to mitigate carbon emissions and climate change. Moniz is the founder and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative, a nonprofit clean energy think tank dedicated to advancing solutions to climate change.

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Participants

Ernest Moniz

Former US Secretary of Energy; Founder and CEO, Energy Futures Initiative

Richard G. Newell

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Dr. Richard G. Newell is the President and CEO of Resources for the Future. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for official US government energy statistics and analysis.

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