What is California doing to fight climate change? How do these efforts stack up against efforts in other states and nations? Explore the nascent but complex and fast-moving world of greenhouse gas policies that attempt to address the biggest challenge facing the next generation. Engage in a simulation of a cap-and-trade market to better understand this widely-used policy technique during this insightful session with Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich.
About Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich has worked in renewable energy and carbon markets for fourteen years. She focused her Ph.D. research on renewable energy offset projects in Latin America and published this research as a book with Routledge. She has extensive industry experience as she has worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Institute, and Camco Clean Energy. She also has taught climate policy on a tenure-track at Boise State University and renewable energy policy as a Visiting Professor at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. Learn more at https://www.lokeycarbonconcepts.com/ and https://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_aldrich/.
Join us for this engaging session! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for complimentary refreshments care of Starbucks.