Register for Session 10 (Plenary & Parallels) | September 22, 2020 UTC 20:00 to 23:00 pm

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Plenary 10, Job Opportunities and the Clean Energy Transition

20:00 – 21:00 UTC

Nations around the world are planning for the clean energy transition of tomorrow, one of the key elements of the European Green Deal, the US Green New Deal, and other such frameworks around the world. With this transition comes a great opportunity to revive industry, build local economies, and create a sustainable, highly skilled, healthy workforce. Several efforts are underway to determine the best way to invigorate this transition with innovative policies to ensure a just and equitable clean energy transition. This panel discussion will showcase job growth opportunities for the clean energy transition in the United States, Europe, and Korea and discuss what policies are available to support the transition in these different contexts.

Speakers:

• Phoebe Koundouri, Professor of Sustainable Development, School of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business (Moderator)
• Robert Pollin, Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Co-Director, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Yongsung Cho, President, Korea Energy Economics Institute

Parallel 10, 21:00 – 23:00 UTC

• 10A: Democratizing Renewable Energy in the Global South AND Effective Industrial Policy to Achieve the SDGs
• 10B: Socio-technical Solutions for Water-Energy-Food Security Challenges
• 10C: Universities Driving Collaborative Solutions for the Decade of Action