Sitemap Find what you need quickly

Close

THEMES

BLOGS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Leading US Energy expert Amory Lovins

Leading US Energy expert Amory Lovins

Podcast Transcript Powerpoint

No comments

Post comment

 

Post a Comment
Name
Message
If you register as a user, you will be able to post comments without this CAPTCHA.
Type text into the box
 

About this Event

08 May 2009

Leading US Energy expert Amory Lovins 

About the Speech:

Leading US Energy expert Amory Lovins, delivered the second of the Annual IIEA World of Tomorrow Lecture Series* on the topic; "Profitable, Business-Led Solutions to Oil, Climate and Proliferation".

In his keynote address to the IIEA he demostrated that Climate change, oil dependence, and the spread of nuclear weapons are among the problems that can be profitably solved by using energy in a way that saves money. He demonstrated how oil use in the US can be eliminated by 2040 through a combination of technological innovation and energy efficiency readily transferable to Ireland\'s energy mix. He discussed the benefits of electricity saving techniques and the increasing role played by Micropower in global electricity generation.

About the Speaker:

Mr Lovins is founder and Chief Scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado and a world authority on Energy Efficiency. He has advised a number of Fortune 500 companies from energy and other sectors for more than three decades as well as the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. He is a consultant on a project to retrofit the Empire State Building and recently advised companies such as Walmart from 29 different sectors on the redesign of €30bn worth of facilities.

The IIEA wishes to acknowledge the kind support of its Foundation member, ESB, for this event.

For further information on Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute see here

*The series was opened by Jeremy Rifkin in April 2008

Views: 915

Video URL:
Embed Code:

Other Related

Associated Documents

  • No associated documents

Associated Publications

Annual Report 2011

Annual Report 2011

Why Legislate? Designing a Climate Law for Ireland

Thinking Deeper: Financing Options for Home Retrofit

What Can Cancún Deliver? - A Pre-Summit Briefing

The Copenhagen Conference: How Should the EU Respond?

Jobs, Growth and Reduced Energy Costs: Greenprint for a National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme

The Climate Change Challenge: Strategic Issues, Options and Implications for Ireland