Clean Energy and International Climate Collaborations: What Next?

Jonathan Elkind, Former Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs

April 6, 2017
12 pm - 1 pm
Location
Tuck School, Borelli Classroom, Raether Hall
Sponsored by
Dickey Center
Audience
Public
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On March 30, President Trump called for a reversal of the Obama Climate Action and Clean Power Plans.  Jonathan Elkind, Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs 2015-2017, examines the implications for the Paris Climate Agreement, renewable energy industries and U.S. energy collaborations.

Jonathan Elkind served as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs 2015-17 and previously served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. Prior to joining the Energy Department, Mr. Elkind worked as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, focusing on energy security and foreign policy issues. He also founded and headed EastLink Consulting, LLC, an independent consultancy focusing on energy, environment, and investment. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Elkind served on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council as Director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs. Between 1989 and 1998, he served in a variety of other government positions on the National Security Affairs staff of the Vice President of the United States, at the U.S. Department of Energy, and at the Council on Environmental Quality.

Mr. Elkind received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Maryland. He also has a Master’s degree in Soviet history from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. 

Co-sponsored by the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Dickey Center for International Understanding, Revers Center for Energy, and the Center for Business, Government & Society.

 

Location
Tuck School, Borelli Classroom, Raether Hall
Sponsored by
Dickey Center
Audience
Public
More information
Dickey Center