CFI Seminar: “Ethical Defense of Energy Technology Subsidies”

Stephen Pacala, the Frederick D. Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will present “Ethical Defense of Energy Technology Subsidies,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Lewis Library, Room 120.

Pacala will argue that the shift from plans for net-zero greenhouse gas emitting energy systems being almost nonexistent to being the norm stems primarily from decades of energy-technology subsidies that paid off in low-cost and abundant non-emitting energy. He will present early conclusions from Princeton’s Net-Zero America Project, which is developing 30-year implementation plans for several net-zero energy systems in the United States. Pacala also will argue that implementation of a switch to net-zero — together with strategic subsidies for a few technologies that remain costly — may offer the best hope for developing countries to leapfrog past emitting energy sources.

This is the final event in the Fall 2019 CFI Seminar Series, which is free and open to the public. Additional speakers and dates in this series are:

Sept. 25

“Making Catastrophe Insurance Decisions When the Science Is Uncertain”
Richard Bradley, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow, UCHV

Oct. 23

“Incorporating Social Equity in Multi-Objective Sustainable Infrastructure Planning in Cities”
Anu Ramaswami, Sanjay Swani ’87 Professor of India Studies, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, and the Princeton Environmental Institute

Nov. 20

“‘Rapid Switch’ at Princeton: Bringing Political Science and Psychology to Bear on Research on Decarbonization“
Elke U. Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs
Robert Keohane, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus

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CFI Seminar: “Ethical Defense of Energy Technology Subsidies”

Event Date

Wed, Dec 4, 2019 ・ 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Location

Lewis Library, Room 120

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Stephen Pacala, the Frederick D. Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will present “Ethical Defense of Energy Technology Subsidies,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Lewis Library, Room 120.

Pacala will argue that the shift from plans for net-zero greenhouse gas emitting energy systems being almost nonexistent to being the norm stems primarily from decades of energy-technology subsidies that paid off in low-cost and abundant non-emitting energy. He will present early conclusions from Princeton’s Net-Zero America Project, which is developing 30-year implementation plans for several net-zero energy systems in the United States. Pacala also will argue that implementation of a switch to net-zero — together with strategic subsidies for a few technologies that remain costly — may offer the best hope for developing countries to leapfrog past emitting energy sources.

This is the final event in the Fall 2019 CFI Seminar Series, which is free and open to the public. Additional speakers and dates in this series are:

Sept. 25

“Making Catastrophe Insurance Decisions When the Science Is Uncertain”
Richard Bradley, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow, UCHV

Oct. 23

“Incorporating Social Equity in Multi-Objective Sustainable Infrastructure Planning in Cities”
Anu Ramaswami, Sanjay Swani ’87 Professor of India Studies, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, and the Princeton Environmental Institute

Nov. 20

“‘Rapid Switch’ at Princeton: Bringing Political Science and Psychology to Bear on Research on Decarbonization“
Elke U. Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs
Robert Keohane, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus