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Past Event
September 24, 2014
4:30 am - 6:00 am
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy for a presentation and discussion on the trends and drivers of global energy investment today and in the future. Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Nobel Laureate, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, will offer keynote remarks. Amb. Carlos Pascual, Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. State Department, will then moderate a discussion with Dr. Pachauri as well as additional participants, including:
– Michael Eckhart, Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citigroup;
– Ted Roosevelt IV, Managing Director & Chairman of Cleantech Initiative, Barclays
Registration is required for in-person attendance. It will also be livestreamed at: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/watch (no registration necessary for livestream viewing).
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