Ali Zaidi: Reimagining Climate Policy

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Join us for a public policy lecture with Ali Zaidi on: "Reimagining Climate Policy at the Intersection of Technology, Law, and Economics."

White Auditorium, Global Hub, Northwestern University

Title: Reimagining Climate Policy at the Intersection of Technology, Law, and EconomicsAli Zaidi is a leading expert in energy and climate policy, innovation, and investment. From 2022 to 2025, he served as assistant to the president and U.S. national climate advisor, heading the White House Climate Policy Ofﬁce and serving as former President Biden's top advisor on domestic climate policy. Playing a key role in designing, negotiating, and implementing major energy and climate laws—including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inﬂation Reduction Act—Zaidi led the United States' efforts to expand clean energy and manufacturing, reduce pollution, and support communities most impacted by climate change. Zaidi also served in the Obama administration as head of the natural resources, energy, and science divisions of the Ofﬁce of Management and Budget and deputy director at the Domestic Policy Council. In these roles, he shaped a wide range of policies, including development of the president's Climate Action Plan and the Paris Climate Agreement. As New York’s chairman of climate policy and finance, he led the state's climate initiatives. He has also advised nonprofits; counseled the private sector as an attorney focused on fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and governance; and co-founded Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy, a Stanford-coordinated initiative that equips sustainability-focused startups with pro bono legal services. Zaidi is currently a professor of practice, focused on innovation and applied science, at the University of Pennsylvania.Registration is required to attend. Seating is limited, first come, first served. This is an in-person only event.This event is jointly sponsored by Northwestern’s <a href="https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/" title="https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Institute for Policy Research</a> and the <a href="https://trienens-institute.northwestern.edu/" title="https://trienens-institute.northwestern.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy</a>, with support from Kellogg's <a href="https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-research/social-impact-sustainability/abrams-climate-academy/" title="https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-research/social-impact-sustainability/abrams-climate-academy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Abrams Climate Academy</a>.For more information about the event, please email ipr@northwestern.edu or call 847-491-3395. Information about Global Hub access can be found <a href="https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/-/media/files/facilities/global-hub/scheduling-and-reservations/kghspacereservationpolicy.ashx?la=en&hash=D4A0FC8998384BE11844D9E5F0A63664" title="https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/-/media/files/facilities/global-hub/scheduling-and-reservations/kghspacereservationpolicy.ashx?la=en&hash=D4A0FC8998384BE11844D9E5F0A63664" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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