Hope vs. Despair: Where Are We Really at in the Global Clean Energy Transition?
The clean energy transition is in a moment of tremendous flux. Here in the U.S., the current administration is doing its best to derail progress, ending tax credits meant to spur development of renewables, creating arbitrary regulatory barriers, and propping up dirty coal plants. These setbacks are deeply alarming for anyone who cares about the climate crisis, but around the world, and even here at home, the transition is still moving forward in hopeful ways. Thanks primarily to falling costs, almost all new power generation in the U.S. is now carbon-free. Meanwhile, China is flooding the world with cheap solar panels and Europe is about to start building the largest offshore wind installation yet. The influx of good and bad news can be hard to make sense of even for those paying close attention. In this session, several leading clean energy experts will walk us through the data and offer their big-picture takes on where things really stand. Hosted by Wendy Becktold of Canary Media. With: Victoria Chu, Partner at Industrious Labs; other TBD.
Goldman Theater, Brower Center
March 28th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm


