John Byrne
Center for Energy & Environmental Policy
Phone: (302) 831-8405
Email: jbbyrne@udel.edu
Office: 278 Graham Hall
- Renowned authority on climate change.
- Work focuses on sustainable development and energy policy, with an emphasis on solar power and energy conservation. Byrne conceived the Sustainable Energy Utility, a first-of-its kind nonprofit agency.
- Can discuss the climate/energy justice (the equitable distribution of environmental burdens such as pollution) and the economics of energy.
- Shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the other senior members of the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Byrne has served as a contributing author to the IPCC since 1992.
- Created the first American graduate and undergraduate degrees in the combined field of energy and environmental policy.
Curriculum Vitae:
http://ceep.udel.edu/people/faculty/CVs/2009_CEEP_bios_and_CVs_Byrne_resume_A&S%20pic.pdf
Web Site:
http://ceep.udel.edu/Bios/Byrne.pdf
Titles:
Center Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
In The News:
For Jaitapur villagers, questions remain: US climate scientist (The Hindu (India))
In China, Three Gorges Dam's image showing some cracks (Los Angeles Times)
State and local governments innovate to cut energy waste (NYTimes.com)
Man vs. nature: Why floods still win (LiveScience.com)
Shifting from the cconomics of obesity to sustainable energy (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
UDaily Articles:
UD's Byrne receives 2009 AIA Sustainability Award
Results of UD's carbon footprint study unveiled
UD Nobel laureate addresses 'New Politics for New Weather'
Keywords:
climate change,
energy,
green,
solar,
sustainability
