A Newer World

on the policy, politics, science and economics of environmental protection, sustainability, energy and climate change

Confidence

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Bill Hewitt

I had the distinct pleasure this past Tuesday of moderating a panel of top experts on clean tech and the state of its global development: Clean Energy For All was a part of the “Fueling Our Future” series at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs where I teach. Our guests were Travis Bradford, from SIPA and the Prometheus Institute; Vignesh Gowrishankar, from NRDC; and Minoru Takada from the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. CGA’s Dean, Vera Jelinek, welcomed our guests and the full house of audience members. Continue reading →

Smart Cities

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Bill Hewitt

This is going to be a great conference. It’s being sponsored by NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, where I teach. The keynote will be from Jigar Shah, a major actor in global clean tech today. See the full agenda here and sign up soon.