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Now that the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 has been widely accepted, the world urgently needs to do all it can by 2030 and in the following decades.
In this live webcast from February 24, 2022, our speakers share their experience and perspectives on how to scale up and implement appropriate solutions quickly.
The Climate Policy Initiative investigates global finance and policy that can help institutions, governments and businesses drive economic growth while working toward clean energy and other climate goals. Bella Tonkonogy, MBA ’15, Director, Climate Finance, shares her perspectives on the global financial industry's view of risk and new economy opportunities. A trend toward green investment strategies is coming to light, as well as some new financial innovations. Whether the change is fast and significant enough to meet this decade's carbon reduction goals is yet to be seen.
Innovation could be the key. Greentown Labs recently opened a new incubator location in Houston to foster startups and innovative solutions that can make a difference for a sustainable energy system.
Nour Ghadanfar, MCP ’19, Senior Manager of Partnerships will tell us:- why Greentown Labs located its second incubator at the heart of the US fossil fuel industry,- who needs to be at the table to create the energy transition, and - how a systems thinking approach is necessary to meet climate goals.
This EESN "Scaling the Energy Transition" webinar is one of the Alumni Association "Health of the Planet" Forum events this February. You can register for this event and others on the MIT FORUM registration page, near the bottom of the list (Feb 24).
Our Speakers:
Bella Tonkonogy, MBA ’15 is Associate Director, Climate Finance at the Climate Policy Initiative. She leads the US-based team and guides the technical work in climate finance and key CPI programs. These include the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance and the Framework for Sustainable Finance Integrity, the first framework to provide universal guardrails for sustainable finance across the major sectors of the global financial system.
Bella is also an Advisory Panel member for the new Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). She previously worked at the US Treasury on energy and environmental investment policy and was a staff economist at the US EPA. Bella holds a B.A from the University of California Berkeley and an MSc from Imperial College, London.
Nour Ghadanfar, MCP ’19, Senior Manager of Partnerships at Greentown Labs, supports the development of partnerships with corporates. She works in the energy transition space in Houston and beyond and helps companies engage with the startup ecosystem for climate tech.
Nour serves on the Board of the MIT Arab Alumni Association and will be co-chairing the 9th MIT TechArabia 2022 conference, Paving the Road to a Sustainable Future, on May 10th and May 11th. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and International Development from McGill University.
Now that the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 has been widely accepted, the world urgently needs to do all it can by 2030 and in the following decades.
In this live webcast from February 24, 2022, our speakers share their experience and perspectives on how to scale up and implement appropriate solutions quickly.
The Climate Policy Initiative investigates global finance and policy that can help institutions, governments and businesses drive economic growth while working toward clean energy and other climate goals. Bella Tonkonogy, MBA ’15, Director, Climate Finance, shares her perspectives on the global financial industry's view of risk and new economy opportunities. A trend toward green investment strategies is coming to light, as well as some new financial innovations. Whether the change is fast and significant enough to meet this decade's carbon reduction goals is yet to be seen.
Innovation could be the key. Greentown Labs recently opened a new incubator location in Houston to foster startups and innovative solutions that can make a difference for a sustainable energy system.
Nour Ghadanfar, MCP ’19, Senior Manager of Partnerships will tell us:- why Greentown Labs located its second incubator at the heart of the US fossil fuel industry,- who needs to be at the table to create the energy transition, and - how a systems thinking approach is necessary to meet climate goals.
This EESN "Scaling the Energy Transition" webinar is one of the Alumni Association "Health of the Planet" Forum events this February. You can register for this event and others on the MIT FORUM registration page, near the bottom of the list (Feb 24).
Our Speakers:
Bella Tonkonogy, MBA ’15 is Associate Director, Climate Finance at the Climate Policy Initiative. She leads the US-based team and guides the technical work in climate finance and key CPI programs. These include the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance and the Framework for Sustainable Finance Integrity, the first framework to provide universal guardrails for sustainable finance across the major sectors of the global financial system.
Bella is also an Advisory Panel member for the new Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). She previously worked at the US Treasury on energy and environmental investment policy and was a staff economist at the US EPA. Bella holds a B.A from the University of California Berkeley and an MSc from Imperial College, London.
Nour Ghadanfar, MCP ’19, Senior Manager of Partnerships at Greentown Labs, supports the development of partnerships with corporates. She works in the energy transition space in Houston and beyond and helps companies engage with the startup ecosystem for climate tech.
Nour serves on the Board of the MIT Arab Alumni Association and will be co-chairing the 9th MIT TechArabia 2022 conference, Paving the Road to a Sustainable Future, on May 10th and May 11th. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and International Development from McGill University.
![[AD] Music to Make the Heart Sing](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ylhkwgYOVzI/mqdefault.jpg "[AD] Music to Make the Heart Sing
Read more about Elaine Chew SM ’98, PhD ’00 and her research: https://bit.ly/40TzcHD
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Elaine Chew SM ’98, PhD ’00, a concert pianist and professor of engineering at King’s College London, has been developing novel methods for studying music and its physiological impacts. Her work includes musical compositions based on unusual heart rhythms and systems for measuring and analyzing how classical music impacts the heart.
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