National Climate Seminar: Offshore Wind: New York's 9 GW Commitment

Adrienne Downey | Principal Engineer, Offshore Wind | NY State Energy Research and Development Authority

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The 2030 date to achieve the Paris Climate Accords carbon target is forcing all of us to rethink "Business As Usual”. New York's recent commitment to 9GW of OffShore Wind is a game changer for this technology option in the US. Join NYSERDA's Adrienne Downey for an inside look at how this new industry will grow in the northeast over the next few years.

This webinar is part of a year-long project: Solve Climate By 2030 sponsored by The Bard Center for Environmental Policy The project takes as its starting point recent IPCC report that we have only ten years to forestall catastrophic climate change. Tthe project culminates on April 7, 2020 in a national Power Dialog: 52 simultaneous, university hosted webinars, one in every state, DC and Puerto Rico. In these webinars, local climate solutions experts will suggest three ambitious but feasible state, urban, utility or business initiatives that need to occur in Tennessee and Idaho, Missouri and New Jersey, Florida and Minnesota, if we aim to forestall catastrophic climate change. Following these state webinars, classes and other groups tuning in will have 60 minutes for “solutions sprints” designed to identify civic action opportunities for participants.

Learn more at Solve Climate By 2030 , and sign up here to stay informed about the project.

BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The  Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability  offer masters programs in  Environmental Policy,  Climate Science and  Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s career-focused, science-based, interdisciplinary master of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first-year coursework, followed by a required four-to-six-month immersive internship, culminates with a master’s Capstone Project and a 93 percent job placement rate within six months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields, such as alternative energy, international development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.bard.edu/cep/publicprograms/ncs/.

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5

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