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Seminar Kleinman Center Event

Energy Economics & Finance Seminar

Speaker

Frank Diebold

When

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Virtual event
This seminar series in Energy Economics & Finance (EEF) is organized by Arthur van Benthem and hosted by the Kleinman Center.
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Combating Climate Change Through Regulatory Relief

Speaker

Hannah Wiseman

When

Monday, April 13, 2020 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Moderator

Cary Coglianese
Virtual event
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

The Clean Energy Revolution Is (Finally) Here

Speaker

Daniel Kammen

When

Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Daniel Kammen examines how the confluence of technological change and changing social dynamics have finally made clean energy, social justice, and ecological preservation mainstream topics.
Award Ceremony Kleinman Center Event

2019 Carnot Prize Policy Lecture and Award Ceremony

Speakers

Cheryl LaFleur, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Wendell Pritchett

When

Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM
On October 24, 2019, the Kleinman Center awarded its fifth annual Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions in energy policy to Cheryl LaFleur, commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Discussion Kleinman Center Event

Energy Policy Then and Now: A Climate Action Conversation

Speakers

Rafe Pomerance, David Roberts

When

Thursday, September 12, 2019 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Join climate activist Rafe Pomerance for a candid conversation with Dave Roberts, Vox energy and climate writer and senior fellow at the Kleinman Center, for a conversation about where we’ve been and where we’re going with our climate action efforts.
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Robust Carbon Markets: Rethinking Quantities and Prices

Speaker

Dallas Burtraw

When

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Moderator

Mark Hughes
Carbon markets face price erosion challenges caused by policies that encourage renewables. To overcome this, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) implemented an emissions containment reserve. Explore the RGGI approach.
Panel Kleinman Center Event

Reducing Methane Leaks: Actions and Challenges

Speakers

Catherine Hausman, Ben Ratner

When

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Moderator

Karen Goldberg
Join the Kleinman Center and the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology for a panel discussion on methane and climate action, featuring Ben Ratner from the Environmental Defense Fund and Catherine Hausman from the School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. 
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Effective Climate Action: The Case for Greenhouse Gas Neutrality

Speaker

Oliver Geden

When

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Moderator

Mark Hughes
Three years after the climate summit in Paris, the euphoria has largely evaporated. Although we agreed on targets holding the temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F), there has been little sign of additional ambition in climate change mitigation since. 
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Electrify (Almost) Everything! Tackling Climate Change with Clean Electricity

Speaker

David Roberts

When

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Moderator

Mark Hughes
Lecture Kleinman Center Event

Getting to Zero: Pathways to Zero Carbon Electricity Systems

Speaker

Jesse Jenkins

When

Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Moderator

Mark Hughes
Jesse Jenkins presents recent research systematically evaluating the role of various low-carbon resources under increasingly stringent CO2 limits and considering a wide range of uncertainty in technology costs, renewable resource quality, and demand patterns.