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Panelists discuss energy policy issues across a range of topics including: renewables development, energy supply chains, and energy justice. Featuring panelists: Jackson Ewing, Director of Energy and Climate Policy, Nicholas Institute, Duke University; Sandra Henry, President and CEO, Slipstream; Katharine Kollins, President, Southeastern Wind Coalition; Mandy Meadors, Public Policy Director, Deriva Energy; and Raul Alfaro-Pelico, Senior Program Director, Rocky Mountain Institute. Presented at the 2023 Duke University Energy Conference, hosted at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, NC. Part of Energy Week at Duke.
Interested in learning more about energy, climate, and sustainability at Duke? Check out these resources:
Energy Week at Duke – energyweekatduke.org
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability - https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/
Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) - https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/edge/
Duke University Climate Commitment - https://climate.duke.edu/
Watch past Duke University Energy Conferences:
2022 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0omQwmdgdrGi_toRrPGfaq
2021 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW3M2BZjjcKgSjluX_Nh6z0Z
2020 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW1sf5o9J2f-5Mzf6v_eN958
2019 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0RTXZNacXArvV0adEw79LB
2018 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0tRQKH50133UlpGmWdp6X7
2017 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW1dFmqx6UQ359FjMOX3Aiba
2016 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW32sOPxDg3Yx47aLi448h1T
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome & intro
01:40 Transmission policy issues
07:12 Wind energy trends
16:02 Financing building decarbonization
20:50 Energy jobs & training
29:31 De-risking projects in emerging markets
32:23 Policy action for a just transition
43:32 Global supply chain issues
48:55 The transmission future
Panelists discuss energy policy issues across a range of topics including: renewables development, energy supply chains, and energy justice. Featuring panelists: Jackson Ewing, Director of Energy and Climate Policy, Nicholas Institute, Duke University; Sandra Henry, President and CEO, Slipstream; Katharine Kollins, President, Southeastern Wind Coalition; Mandy Meadors, Public Policy Director, Deriva Energy; and Raul Alfaro-Pelico, Senior Program Director, Rocky Mountain Institute. Presented at the 2023 Duke University Energy Conference, hosted at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, NC. Part of Energy Week at Duke.
Interested in learning more about energy, climate, and sustainability at Duke? Check out these resources:
Energy Week at Duke – energyweekatduke.org
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability - https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/
Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) - https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/edge/
Duke University Climate Commitment - https://climate.duke.edu/
Watch past Duke University Energy Conferences:
2022 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0omQwmdgdrGi_toRrPGfaq
2021 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW3M2BZjjcKgSjluX_Nh6z0Z
2020 Energy Conference playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW1sf5o9J2f-5Mzf6v_eN958
2019 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0RTXZNacXArvV0adEw79LB
2018 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW0tRQKH50133UlpGmWdp6X7
2017 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW1dFmqx6UQ359FjMOX3Aiba
2016 Energy Conference Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwEToxwSycW32sOPxDg3Yx47aLi448h1T
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome & intro
01:40 Transmission policy issues
07:12 Wind energy trends
16:02 Financing building decarbonization
20:50 Energy jobs & training
29:31 De-risking projects in emerging markets
32:23 Policy action for a just transition
43:32 Global supply chain issues
48:55 The transmission future










