{"76751":{"#nid":"76751","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Economic Development and the Clean Economy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/reports\/2011\/0713_clean_economy.aspx\u0022\u003E\u201cSizing the Clean Economy\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E by the Brookings Institution: The clean economy, which employs some 2.7 million workers, encompasses a significant number of jobs in establishments spread across a diverse group of industries. Though modest in size, the clean economy employs more workers than the fossil fuel industry and bulks larger than bioscience but remains smaller than the IT-producing sectors. Most clean economy jobs reside in mature segments that cover a wide swath of activities including manufacturing and the provision of public services such as wastewater and mass transit. A smaller portion of the clean economy encompasses newer segments that respond to energy-related challenges. These include the solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, fuel cell, smart grid, biofuel, and battery industries.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the context of the Southeast, Georgia and Metro Atlanta, where are these jobs found and what are the prospects for future job creation? [Note: for those who cannot attend in person, the event will be \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/secleanenergy.gatech.edu\/?page_id=6\u0022\u003Ewebcast live\u003C\/a\u003E, and later \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/secleanenergy.gatech.edu\/?page_id=4\u0022\u003Earchived\u003C\/a\u003E on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/secleanenergy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EClean Energy Speaker Series website\u003C\/a\u003E.]\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESpeakers include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Pollin, professor of economics and co-director Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;Pollin\u2019s research centers on different facets of domestic and global macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;Recently, he co-authored the studies \u201cGreen Recovery\u201d (September 2008), \u201cThe Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy\u201d (June 2009), and \u201cGreen Prosperity\u201d (June 2009). Robert is currently consulting with the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Labour Organization on the economic analysis of clean-energy investments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn Brown, Professor, Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Visiting Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014\u0026nbsp;Brown joined Georgia Tech in 2006 after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, she held various leadership positions and led several major energy technology and policy scenario studies. Dr. Brown remains affiliated with ORNL as a Visiting Distinguished Scientist.\u0026nbsp;Marilyn has authored more than 200 publications including a recently published book on \u0022Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths.\u0022 Her research interests encompass the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies and issues surrounding the commercialization of new technologies and the evaluation of energy programs and policies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKen Ostrowski, Director, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014\u0026nbsp;Ostrowski is a director in McKinsey\u2019s Atlanta Office with over 26 years of consulting experience. Over the course of his career, he has served electric power, natural gas, and industrial clients in refining their strategic, aspirations and direction, and aligning the organizational, regulatory, and operational elements necessary to execute. Mr. Ostrowski co-authored the report \u201cReducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost\u201d and the recently released \u201cUnlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy\u201d.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccording to \u201cSizing the Clean Economy\u201d by the Brookings Institution: The clean economy, which employs some 2.7 million workers, encompasses a significant number of jobs in establishments spread across a diverse group of industries. In the context of the Southeast, Georgia and Metro Atlanta, where are these jobs found and what are the prospects for future job creation?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A panel discussion sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2012-01-09 11:29:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:57","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-01-25T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-01-25T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-01-25T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-01-25 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-01-25 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-01-25 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.secleanenergy.org\/","title":"Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/2665662067","title":"Register for this event"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8732","name":"clean energy"},{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}