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Agenda
Moderators:
Mary Fischer, Manager, Office of Sustainability
Prof. James Ji, Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Environmental Economics
5:00 - 5:10 pm Welcome to the Power Dialogue - Solve Climate by 2030
- Eban Goodstein, Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability / Bard College (via video)
5:10 - 5:45 pm MA Climate Solutions Panel
These climate leaders in Massachusetts will each discuss an ambitious but feasible solution to move us toward solving climate by 2030.
- Alli Gold Roberts, Director, State Policy, Ceres
- Alli Gold Roberts leads Ceres' state policy efforts to mobilize investor and company support for stronger climate and clean energy policies. Through her outreach, Alli leverages the influential voice of the business community to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation, and to improve corporations' access to clean energy.
- Dr. Nathan Phillips, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University
- Nathan Phillips, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, is Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment and Acting Director of the Sustainable Neighborhood Lab. His research focuses on physiological mechanisms that regulate water, carbon, and energy exchanges between plants/ecosystems and the environment, especially in the context of environmental change. Most recently, Dr. Phillips made headlines by going on a hunger strike to protest a natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, MA that will provide a link between major pipelines and the Atlantic Ocean. His activism put the spotlight on environmental justice and has made him a local hero.
- Alistair Pim, Vice President, Innovation & Partnerships, NECEC (invited)
- NECEC’s mission is to create a world-class clean energy hub delivering global impact with economic, energy and environmental solutions. NECEC helps clean energy companies start, scale and succeed with their unique business, innovation and policy leadership.
5:45 - 6:00 pm Panel Discussion
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