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2019 Carnot Prize Policy Lecture and Award Ceremony
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.
Energy Week Launch
Welcome to Penn’s first Energy Week, sponsored by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Vagelos Institute for Energy and Science Technology. Explore our showcase of energy innovation, grab a drink and meet the researchers behind these projects.
Energy Policy Then and Now: A Climate Action Conversation
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.
Energy Transitions: The Critical Path
What is the critical path we can take to affordably decarbonize energy systems—while ensuring that no one is left behind?
2018 Carnot Prize in India
The Kleinman Center travels to India to honor Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal for the Government of India, with the 2018 Carnot Prize. The event will include a panel discussion with 2016 Carnot Prize winner and executive director of the Internation Energy Agency, Fatih Birol.
Robust Carbon Markets: Rethinking Quantities and Prices
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.
Reducing Methane Leaks: Actions and Challenges
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.
Effective Climate Action: The Case for Greenhouse Gas Neutrality
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.