Climate change is among the most profound challenges of all time, confronting individuals, businesses, and governments across the globe. Meeting this challenge requires a sweeping, sustained effort over the coming decades. To successfully orient the global economy toward the goal of climate protection will require strong leadership from two indispensable forces: the United States, the world’s leading economy, and the private sector—foremost for its power to innovate.
Brad Townsend, Vice President for Policy and Outreach at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) will discuss how The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) is working to help illuminate and confront this looming long-term challenge through the Climate Innovation 2050 initiative. He works closely with businesses, policymakers and other stakeholders to advance ambitious, just, and durable climate and energy policies.
Previously, Mr. Townsend was the associate director for energy innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). Earlier, he was the program director for OurEnergyPolicy.org where he guided the organization’s strategic direction. Mr. Townsend has an M.S. in environmental policy and management from American Military University and a B.A. in history from The College of Wooster.
Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy
Climate change is among the most profound challenges of all time, confronting individuals, businesses, and governments across the globe. Meeting this challenge requires a sweeping, sustained effort over the coming decades. To successfully orient the global economy toward the goal of climate protection will require strong leadership from two indispensable forces: the United States, the world’s leading economy, and the private sector—foremost for its power to innovate.
Brad Townsend, Vice President for Policy and Outreach at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) will discuss how The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) is working to help illuminate and confront this looming long-term challenge through the Climate Innovation 2050 initiative. He works closely with businesses, policymakers and other stakeholders to advance ambitious, just, and durable climate and energy policies.
Previously, Mr. Townsend was the associate director for energy innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). Earlier, he was the program director for OurEnergyPolicy.org where he guided the organization’s strategic direction. Mr. Townsend has an M.S. in environmental policy and management from American Military University and a B.A. in history from The College of Wooster.
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