Energy Policy Seminar: "Advancing Equitable Clean Technology Investment"

Open to the Public

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Jahi Wise, Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wise will give a talk on "Advancing Equitable Clean Technology Investment." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Date: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 Time: 12:00pm - 01:15pm Location: Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB

Jahi Wise is Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was previously the Director (Acting) of the Office of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund a first of its kind $27 billion program designed to establish a national clean financing network. He joined EPA from the White House Climate Policy Office where he served as Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy and Finance. In this role, Jahi was a principal advisor to National Climate Advisors Gina McCarthy and Ali Zaidi on the development and implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies on climate finance, economic development, climate-related financial risk and equitable climate investment.

Prior to joining the Administration in January 2021, Jahi held various climate policy and finance related roles in the public, private and non-profit sectors. He also practiced law as an energy and infrastructure project finance attorney.

He received his J.D. and MBA from Yale Law School and Yale School of Management and his B.A. from Morehouse College.