News and Events Podcast: You Might Be RightCalendarNewsBaker Briefing NewsletterSpeaker SeriesEvent ArchiveNews Archive SearchSearch Event Archive April 27 // Move Fast and Break (the Right) Things: Hastening the Clean Energy Transition without Compromising Reliability, Affordability, and the EnvironmentApril 27, 2023 May 9 // Reflections on 20 Years of Homelessness Policy Continuity in KnoxvilleApril 26, 2023 April 24 // The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar GeoengineeringApril 24, 2023 April 20 // U.S. Grand Strategy in a New Era of Great Power Competition: America’s National StoryApril 12, 2023 April 13 // Carbon Sovereignty: coal, development, and energy transition in the Navajo NationApril 3, 2023 March 31 // U.S. Representative Mark Green hosted by the Baker CenterMarch 31, 2023 March 30 // Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector: Challenges and Policy OptionsMarch 30, 2023 March 27 // Braver Angels Collegiate Debate: Should Assault Weapons Be Banned?March 27, 2023 March 23 // A Conversation about Equity and Viability Concerns in Energy Law and PolicyMarch 23, 2023 March 9 // Are Carbon Markets Reshaping the US Electricity Industry?March 9, 2023 March 6 // U.S. Policy in the Indo-Pacific: Standing by our AlliesMarch 6, 2023 March 1 // U.S. – Japan Strategic Alliance SeriesMarch 1, 2023 Feb. 28 // 2023 Japanese Business RoundtableFebruary 28, 2023 Feb. 27 // A Conversation with Dr. Russ WiggintonFebruary 27, 2023 Feb. 1 // Energy Resilience in the Face of Climate ChangeJanuary 24, 2023 China Town Hall : Local Connections, National ReflectionNovember 4, 2022 NOV 3 // Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and CentsNovember 3, 2022 NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and StrategiesNovember 2, 2022 OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the WorldOctober 13, 2022 OCT 27 // Vulnerability of U.S. Water Supply to Climate ChangeOctober 7, 2022 NOV 4 // Regeneration: Healing the Earth to End Climate ChangeOctober 7, 2022 NOV 11 // Base Politics: The Double-Edged Sword of Jacksonian Squatter DemocracyOctober 7, 2022 DEC 1 // A Vision for Future Mobility for TennesseeOctober 7, 2022 OCT 21 // Vols Making an Impact in International DevelopmentOctober 6, 2022 OCT 24 // Are Our Differences of Political Opinion Still Making Us Stronger?October 6, 2022 OCT 3 // Energy & Environment Forum: “A Renewed Commitment to Environmental and Energy Justice”September 21, 2022 Sept. 14// Leadership and Governance: Civility, Understanding and StatesmanshipSeptember 9, 2022 Sept 20 // Listen. Learn. Lead. Week: “The Right to Vote” with Jeffrey RosenSeptember 9, 2022 Sept 21 // Public Square Series: “Why Vote?” Panel Discussion with Local LeadersSeptember 9, 2022 CANCELLED Sept 23 // Listen. Learn. Lead. Week: “Calling In The Calling Out Culture” with Loretta RossSeptember 9, 2022 Sept. 24 // Listen. Learn. Lead. Week: “Voter and Civic Engagement” TailgateSeptember 9, 2022 AUG 22 // Big Orange Welcome: Vol is a VerbAugust 15, 2022 AUG 24 // Ice Cream SocialAugust 15, 2022 AUG 30 // Ashe Lecture Series: Admiral Harry HarrisJuly 24, 2022 The College Pipeline in East Tennessee: Where We Are, Where We’re Going, and Policy OptionsMay 23, 2022 Stop Violence, Save Lives: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Reducing Violent CrimeMay 4, 2022 MAY 2 // Ashe Lecture with Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie YovanovitchMay 2, 2022 Preventing La Crosse Encephalitis Infections in the Children of East TNApril 28, 2022 Hypersonic Technology: What it is, Why it Matters, and the State of American Defense CapabilitiesApril 22, 2022 Knox County Commission District 10 and 11 at-large ForumApril 12, 2022 Baker Cafe: Taking the Pulse of the U.S. Economy’s LifebloodApril 8, 2022 A Rational Basis for Hope: Human Behavior Modeling and Climate Change with Dr. Louis J. GrossApril 7, 2022 Knox County Commission Districts 3 and 7 ForumApril 5, 2022 2022 Baker Distinguished Lecture with Jonathan HaidtMarch 31, 2022 Higher Education at a Crossroads: Funding, Accountability, and Governance Challenges of Today’s UniversitiesMarch 25, 2022 Regional Approaches to Achieve Industrial Decarbonization in the US with Valerie KarplusMarch 24, 2022 RELYANT Global Supporting US Policy in AfricaMarch 22, 2022 ‘Listen. Learn. Lead.’ WeekMarch 21, 2022 Research-Practice Partnerships: Working Together to Enhance HealthMarch 10, 2022 Producing Bioenergy with BenefitsMarch 10, 2022 Ashe Lecture Series: Asia Policy Challenges for the Biden Administration with Ambassador Ken WeinsteinMarch 7, 2022 Baker Center Co-Launches Giants of the Senate Lecture SeriesFebruary 21, 2022
April 27 // Move Fast and Break (the Right) Things: Hastening the Clean Energy Transition without Compromising Reliability, Affordability, and the EnvironmentApril 27, 2023
April 24 // The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar GeoengineeringApril 24, 2023
April 20 // U.S. Grand Strategy in a New Era of Great Power Competition: America’s National StoryApril 12, 2023
April 13 // Carbon Sovereignty: coal, development, and energy transition in the Navajo NationApril 3, 2023
March 23 // A Conversation about Equity and Viability Concerns in Energy Law and PolicyMarch 23, 2023
NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and StrategiesNovember 2, 2022
OCT 3 // Energy & Environment Forum: “A Renewed Commitment to Environmental and Energy Justice”September 21, 2022
CANCELLED Sept 23 // Listen. Learn. Lead. Week: “Calling In The Calling Out Culture” with Loretta RossSeptember 9, 2022
The College Pipeline in East Tennessee: Where We Are, Where We’re Going, and Policy OptionsMay 23, 2022
Hypersonic Technology: What it is, Why it Matters, and the State of American Defense CapabilitiesApril 22, 2022
A Rational Basis for Hope: Human Behavior Modeling and Climate Change with Dr. Louis J. GrossApril 7, 2022
Higher Education at a Crossroads: Funding, Accountability, and Governance Challenges of Today’s UniversitiesMarch 25, 2022
Regional Approaches to Achieve Industrial Decarbonization in the US with Valerie KarplusMarch 24, 2022
Ashe Lecture Series: Asia Policy Challenges for the Biden Administration with Ambassador Ken WeinsteinMarch 7, 2022