Christopher Flavin
Christopher Flavin is the President of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in Washington, DC. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy] and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.[1] His research and writing focus is international energy and climate policy.[2][3]
Flavin has participated in several notable international conferences, including the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997. He has testified before national and state legislatures and meets frequently with government and international leaders.[3]
Flavin is a native of Monterey, California and a cum laude graduate of Williams College, where he studied economics, biology, and environmental studies.[4]
Selected Publications[change | change source]
- Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution, W.W. Norton, 1994.
- Rising Sun, Gathering Winds: Policies to Stabilize the Climate and Strengthen Economies, Worldwatch Paper 138, November 1997.
- Regular contributions to State of the World, Vital Signs and World Watch.
- Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, 2008.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "bigpicture.tv". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Climate of Opportunity: Renewable Energy After Kyoto". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine p. 4.
- ↑ "Worldwatch Institute". Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2008-12-29.