Title:

Stimulating Energy Efficiency: The Role of Local Governments and Industry

Speaker:

Dr. Marilyn Brown and Mr. Ben Taube

Affiliation:

Georgia Tech and Southeastern Energy Efficiency Alliance

When:

Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 4:30:00 PM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Ford Building, Room L1255

Host:

Galit Levitin
galit.levitin@chbe.gatech.edu

Abstract

The speaker will talk about the role of local programs and industry in reducing the intensity of energy use and associated pollution in the U.S.

Biography

Dr. Marilyn A. Brown is an endowed Professor of Energy Policy in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Visiting Distinguished Scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, Dr. Brown co-led the report, Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future, which remains a cornerstone of engineering-economic analysis of low-carbon energy options for the United States. She was designated a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007. She is the co-editor with Benjamin K. Sovacool of Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths (2007) and is the lead author of Climate Change and Global Energy Security (MIT Press, 2011). In October 2010, she was sworn onto the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power provider, following her nomination by President Barack Obama.

Mr. Ben Taube currently serves as the Executive Director of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) which is a nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta, GA with a mission to deploy energy efficiency across 11 southeast States. The organization is comprised of public and private interests. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, Ben served as the Public Affairs Manager for the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. Ben also worked as the Director of Government Affairs for EcoSMART Technologies. He also served as the Environmental Manager for the City of Atlanta with the responsibilities of developing and enhancing environmental initiatives and policy. Ben is Chair of the Atlanta Chapter of the USGBC; Board member of the USGBC Greenbuild Program Committee, Board Member of Green Chamber of the South; 2008 Receipent of the Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 under 40 leaders; task force member for the city of Chamblee, GA greenbuilding ordinance; member of the Atlanta Regional Commission 50 Forward Initiative; and on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Conservation Voters. Mr. Taube has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Memphis and a Masters in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver.

Notes

Refreshments will be served beginning at 4:00 p.m.