題目： A Post-Modern Climate: The Merging Agendas of Sustainability and Justice
時間：2013/03/28 pm3:00-5:00
地點：政治大學公企業管理教育中心（E201教室）
主講者: Professor John Byrne
地址：台北市大安區金華街187號
主辦單位： 政治大學第三部門研究中心 / 政治大學公共行政及企業管理教育中心 /
政治大學地政學系
摘要
A scan of nightfall across the planet reveals a human triumph and, at the same time, a developmental and environmental dilemma: human activity is now so extensive and sophisticated that artificial light can crowd out starlight. It also indicates that we can alter global ecosystems such as the atmosphere, as the carbon released from this and other human activities is triggering climate change. And there is an accompanying social dilemma: invented over a century ago, electric light remains an experience only for the socially privileged, as two billion human beings—almost one-third of the planet’s population—cannot afford or reliably access this energy option.
How might we change the energy sector to respond effectively to climate change? Is nuclear power a solution? How can we make the major changes needed to address this problem? These questions will be considered in the lecture.
講者簡介
Dr. John Byrne is the Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) at the University of Delaware. CEEP’s graduate program is ranked among the three best in the field. Hecurrently holds a Distinguished Professor appointment at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, a new university created by South Korea to lead the country in several fields includingr green energy technology. He is also Chairman and CEO of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Byrne has contributed since 1992 to Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Panel’s authors. He is the architect of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and its innovative sustainable energy finance program, which received U.S. White House recognition as part of the nation’s Better Buildings Challenge. The Asian Development Bank has also recommended the model to its member countries. His work has been funded by the World Bank, UNEP, the Blue Moon Fund, the Chinese Academy of Science, the Korea Energy Economics Institute, TERI (New Delhi, India), the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the U.S. EPA, among others. He has published 17 books and over 150 research articles.
