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Fall 2023 Tuesday in the Toyota Events
News and Events Fall 2023 Tuesday in the Toyota Events A conversation on the Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States Webcast Link In recent polling, Tennesseans overwhelmingly favor nuclear technology for energy production, and states like Tennessee are promoting nuclear power as a path to cleaner energy production. Still, nuclear sources produce only…
April 27 // Move Fast and Break (the Right) Things: Hastening the Clean Energy Transition without Compromising Reliability, Affordability, and the Environment
News and Events Energy and Environment Distinguished Lecture Move Fast and Break (the Right) Things: Hastening the Clean Energy Transition without Compromising Reliability, Affordability, and the Environment April 27 • 5:00pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Webcast Link: tiny.utk.edu/MikeBoots “Move fast and break things” is a common saying in science and engineering that means making mistakes is necessary…
May 9 // Reflections on 20 Years of Homelessness Policy Continuity in Knoxville
News and Events Public Square Series Reflections on 20 Years of Homelessness Policy Continuity in Knoxville May 9, 2023 • 5:30pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Webcast Link: https://tiny.utk.edu/PublicSquare During the past two years, Baker Center Public Policy Analytics students researched homelessness in Knoxville and now have co-authored a Homelessness Policy Report. On May 9, as a part…
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April 24 // The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar Geoengineering
News and Events Energy & Environment Forum The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar Geoengineering April 24, 2023 • 1:00pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Webcast Link: tiny.utk.edu/EESovacool Despite a long history of climate agreements, greenhouse gas emissions have continued to grow over time. Negative emissions technologies, also known as carbon removal, are being assigned…