题目：Energy Futures: How Will Climate Risk, New Technology, Changing Markets and Policy Innovation Affect the Energy Sector?
主讲人：John Byrne 教授（University of Delaware）
时间：2014年6月9日（星期一）上午9:30-12:00
地点：主楼六层会议室
主讲人简介：
Dr. John Byrne is the Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) at the University of Delaware. CEEP’s graduate program is ranked among the three best in the field. He currently holds a Distinguished Professor appointment at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, a new university created by South Korea to lead the country in several fields includingr green energy technology. He is also Chairman and CEO of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Byrne has contributed since 1992 to Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Panel’s authors. He is the architect of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and its innovative sustainable energy finance program, which received U.S. White House recognition as part of the nation’s Better Buildings Challenge. The Asian Development Bank has also recommended the model to its member countries. His work has been funded by the World Bank, UNEP, the Blue Moon Fund, the Chinese Academy of Science, the Korea Energy Economics Institute, TERI (New Delhi, India), the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the U.S. EPA, among others. He has published 18 books and over 150 research articles.
内容简介：
A detrimental relation has evolved between contemporary economic development and the atmosphere. Concurrently, conventional energy prices are climbing and have displayed increasing volatility, making our energy future less certain and more costly. In response to this problem, major changes in the energy sector are expected.
How might we change the energy sector to respond effectively to climate change? What impacts will higher conventional energy prices have on next-generation energy technology choice? Are markets ready to invest in major energy change? What role might policy play?
The seminar examines the technology, market and policy options available to us.