Going Green in the Developing World: Climate Change, Clean Tech & Development

  Georgetown University's Mortara Center for International Studies and USAID Present:

Development (+) Seminar Series

Technology & the Future of Development

Going Green in the Developing World: Climate Change, Clean Tech & Development

March 17, 2009

3:30-5:00 p.m.

Copley Hall, Georgetown University

Innovations in clean technology have implications that extend far beyond our borders and stretch to the most remote corners of the developing world. By harnessing the power of renewable materials and natural energy sources, clean technologies have the potential to mitigate climate change and provide new opportunities for social and economic growth. With President Obama's emphasis on combating climate change and supporting innovation and investment in alternative energy sources, the barriers to the success of clean technology are seeming to melt away. Questions remain, however, on how policies at home will translate to countries that are already feeling the effects of global warming.

Come join the discussion as leading innovators, policymakers, and climate change experts define the greening challenge and explore how policy, investment, and innovations will support efforts to go Green in the Developing World.

Speakers include:

Andrew Aulisi, Director of World Resource Institute's Markets & Enterprise Program

Christopher Flavin, President of Worldwatch Institute

Robert Freling, President of Solar Energy Light Fund

Dirk Hoffman, Senior Vice President of Bosch Siemens

Griffin Thompson, Program Manager of the Asia-Pacific Partnership at the State Department

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