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U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz on the COP21 Climate Conference
Fri, November 13th, 2015
Washington, DC
Carnegie hosted an on-the-record armchair conversation with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and the Atlantic’s Washington Editor at Large Steve Clemons. With only a few weeks remaining until the world community gathers in Paris for COP21, the global climate negotiations, the conversation focused on the current state of low-carbon technologies and how these energy solutions will allow ambitious commitments to reduce carbon pollution.
Secretary Moniz presented a major update on the state of clean energy technologies in the United States and the Department of Energy’s role in advancing research and development for innovative energy technologies. He also discussed a new report “Revolution…Now: The Future Arrives for Five Clean Energy Technologies–2015 Update.” This was the Secretary’s last public event before departing to chair the International Energy Agency’s Ministerial in Paris, which will serve as a ground-setting lead-up to COP21.
William J. Burns
William J. Burns is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state.
Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz is the United States secretary of energy, serving under U.S. President Barack Obama since May 2013.
Steve Clemons
Steve Clemons is Washington editor at large for the Atlantic.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
William J. Burns
Former Career Diplomat
A former career diplomat, William J. Burns served as director of the CIA, deputy secretary of State, and ambassador to Russia and Jordan. Burns was also president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.
Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz is the United States secretary of energy, serving under U.S. President Barack Obama since May 2013.
Steve Clemons
Steve Clemons is Washington editor at large for The Atlantic and editor in chief of AtlanticLIVE. He’s a founder and senior fellow of the American Strategy Program at New America Foundation, where he was previously executive vice president, and a regular contributor to MSNBC and other outlets on foreign policy and politics. Previously, Clemons was executive vice president of the Economic Strategy Institute, senior economic and international affairs advisor to former senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and founding executive director of the Nixon Center (now the Center for National Interest). He serves on the GLOBSEC International Advisory Board and writes and speaks frequently on national security, politics, and economic policy issues.