The Future of Energy: Insights from Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
Former US Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz discussed how the United States could maintain its global leadership position on energy innovation in the current political environment.
About this Event
From shale gas to solar power, the US government has historically invested in the kinds of high-risk, high-reward energy projects that the private sector is loath to touch. Yet as the current administration’s recent attempts to eliminate the Department of Energy’s cutting-edge research arm ARPA-E demonstrate, this kind of investment is always precarious. The Trump Administration has proposed cutting R&D investment across the board at a time when countries like China and India double down on investment in clean energy and renewables. How can the United States maintain its global leadership position on energy innovation in the current political environment?
About the Speakers
Ernest J. Moniz
Former US Secretary of Energy; CEO, Energy Futures Initiative; Cecil and Ida Green Prof. of Physics and Eng. Emeritus, MIT
Ernest J. Moniz is currently chief executive officer of the Energy Futures Initiative and co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He served as United States secretary of energy from May 21, 2013 to January 19, 2017. As secretary of energy, he was tasked with implementing critical Department of Energy missions in support of President Obama’s goals of growing the economy, enhancing security and protecting the environment.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.
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