From the Podium

Carnot Prize winner Jacqueline Patterson gives her remarks at her award ceremony. — During her Carnot Prize acceptance speech, Jacqui Patterson thanks colleagues on the front lines of the energy transition.

An Energy Transition for All

Jacqueline Patterson, founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, was this year’s recipient of the 2024 Carnot Prize. Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy, gave the lecture in Patterson’s honor, explaining how we can design institutions that support energy justice.

Topics in Sustainable Agriculture

From Forests to Farmlands

Highlighting the Kleinman Center’s research on sustainable agriculture, a panel of experts discusses the tradeoffs of land use for renewable energy. PennVet Dean Andrew Hoffman (center) moderated the panel, which featured Jonathan Thompson (left), senior ecologist and director in residence at the Harvard Forest, and Grace Wu (right), assistant professor in the environmental studies program at UC Santa Barbara. Thompson and Wu expanded this conversation in a later episode of “Energy Policy Now,” our podcast series. The Kleinman Center’s sustainable agriculture portfolio is supported by the Goldsmith Research Fund.

At the center for the stage for this panel event is PennVet Dean Andy Hoffman. He is joined by Jonathan Thompson (left), senior ecologist and director in residence at the Harvard Forest. Grace Wu (right) is assistant professor in the environmental studies program at UC Santa Barbara.

Considering Conservative Voices

Former Congressman Bob Inglis takes the mic at Energy Week with Michael Mann (left) and Sanya Carley (right) to discuss an avenue for conservative voices in the climate discussion. — Bob Inglis takes the mic to share his story about aligning climate action with Republican politics.

Bob Inglis, a six-term U.S. Congressman from South Carolina, experienced a personal and political evolution on climate change, becoming a prominent advocate for bipartisan solutions to the climate crisis. At this year’s Energy Week, Inglis discussed today’s urgent need for conservative voices in the climate discussion. Joining him on stage were Michael Mann, vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn, and Sanya Carley, faculty director of the Kleinman Center.