Presentation - National Academy of Engineering

Meeting the Energy-Climate Challenge: Science, Technology, and Policy at a Crossroads

| Oct. 03, 2022

On October 3, 2022, John Holdren delivered the third annual Lecture on Engineering and Society at the Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. In his talk, he addressed "Meeting the Energy-Climate Challenge: Science, Technology, and Policy at a Crossroads." A recording of his talk can be watched below, and his slide deck is available for download at the bottom of the page.

NAE, Special Lecture: Meeting the Energy-Climate Challenge from The National Academies on Vimeo.

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For Academic Citation: Holdren, John. “Meeting the Energy-Climate Challenge: Science, Technology, and Policy at a Crossroads.” Presentation, National Academy of Engineering, October 3, 2022.

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John P. Holdren

John P. Holdren

  • Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (January 2009 – January 2017)
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