Energy for the Next 20 Years: Protecting the Environment and Meeting Our Demands

Global energy consumption is projected to grow more than 50 percent by 2035, with much of that increase coming from countries outside the United States and Europe. Meanwhile, the world’s total carbon emissions continue to grow, and dams—the planet’s leading source of renewable energy—are often devastating for river ecosystems and people who depend on them. How can Earth possibly meet its growing energy demands without destroying the environment? Experts on wind, nuclear, hydropower and other energy forms debate the most promising paths forward.
   
Moderator
David Roberts, Grist.org
   
Speakers
Stewart Brand is co-founder of Global Business Network and president of The Long Now Foundation. He created and edited the Whole Earth Catalog (National Book Award), and co-founded the Hackers Conference and The WELL.  
Joe Fargione is Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy’s North America Region. Joe’s research seeks ways to balance human energy and food demands with environmental conservation.  
Jesse Jenkins is Director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Breakthrough Institute, an independent public policy think tank based in Oakland, California.  
Arne Jungjohann, Heinrich Boell Stiftung
Arne Jungjohann is the Director for the Environment and Global Dialogue Program of the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Washington DC, a global think tank of the German Green Party.
Jeff Opperman has been working to protect rivers and lakes for nearly 15 years. At The Nature Conservancy, Jeff focuses on improving the environmental sustainability of hydropower and water management both by advancing sound policies and by supporting on-the-ground projects.   
This event is organized by The New York Academy of Sciences and The Nature Conservancy.
    
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