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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…
April 20 // U.S. Grand Strategy in a New Era of Great Power Competition: America’s National Story
News and Events Global Security Lecture Series U.S. Grand Strategy in a New Era of Great Power Competition: America’s National Story April 20, 2023 • 5:30pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Webcast: tiny.utk.edu/GSWalldorf U.S. grand strategy has been shaped by national rhetoric about our nation’s place in the world, often to an extent that is under-appreciated. This is…