Featuring Edgar Hertwich, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Professor of Industrial Sustainability, member of the UNEP International Resource Panel
As society grapples with how to control CO2 emissions from power generation, potentially detrimental impacts of alternative sources of electricity come into increasing focus. Policy advocates and practitioners of energy technologies have to consider a wide range of resource issues and environmental costs to fully realize the substantial benefits from replacing fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy technologies. To inform such decisions, the International Resource Panel has written “Green Energy Choices” a systematic assessment of the environmental benefits, trade-offs, and risks of low-carbon technologies for electricity generation.
In this webinar, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 12:00PM - 1:00PM ET, lead "Green Energy Choices" author, Edgar Hertwich, will provide an overview of the life cycle environmental and resource issues associated with wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower, as well as coal and gas with CO2 capture and storage. His presentation will outline strategies to secure environmental gains and identify projects with high environmental impacts.
The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is pleased to offer Blueprint for Clean Energy. This webinar series is free and open to the public. Each presentation is recorded and available through Yale University's iTunesU channel and in events on the Blueprint for Clean Energy webpage.