2016 Carnot Prize Policy Lecture and Award Ceremony
Speakers
Location
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Forum
220 S. 34th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Event Summary
This year’s Carnot Prize, for distinguished contributions to energy policy, was awarded to Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
In his policy address, Dr. Birol shares his transformative vision of the IEA as a global body leading complex energy transitions with a deep understanding of and commitment to the challenges of inclusion and equity.
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann presents the Carnot Prize to Dr. Birol, with introductory remarks by Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy and a special congratulations by Jonathan Pershing, the U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, from the COP22 meetings in Marrakesh.
Fatih Birol

Amy Gutmann
