Agriculture’s Role in a Clean Energy Future
An Energy Policy Seminar featuring Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
An Energy Policy Seminar featuring Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under Secretary Bonnie will discuss agriculture's role in a clean energy future.
Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.
Registration: RSVP required. A Harvard University ID is required for in-person attendance.
Recording: The seminar will not be streamed, but it will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel.
Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.
Robert Bonnie is the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA. This is his second stint at USDA, having served as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment and as a Senior Advisor to Secretary Vilsack during the Obama Administration. Prior to returning to USDA, Bonnie taught and researched natural resource policy at Duke University. He also worked with the Bipartisan Policy Center to establish the Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Initiative. Bonnie has degrees in forestry and environmental management, grew up on a farm in Kentucky and now lives with his wife in Loudoun County, Virginia.