Please join us JUNE 24 at an afternoon symposium to honor and pay tribute to Co-Founder and Co-Director Professor Henry D. “Jake” Jacoby of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

The afternoon will consist of a series of guest lectures on the topic: “Perspectives on Energy and Climate Policy Research”

1:00 Professor Ronald G. Prinn, Co-Director, MIT Joint Program; Director, Center for Global Change Science

Opening Remarks

1:30 Professor William F. Pounds, Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management

Contributions to Energy Policy Research

2:00 Assistant Professor Mort D. Webster, MIT Engineering Systems Division

Uncertainty, Decision Making, and Climate Policy

2:30 Dr. Brian P. Flannery, Exxon Mobil Corp., Environmental Policy and Planning

A Personal Private Sector Perspective: The Role of Integrated Assessment in the Climate Policy Debate

3:00 Break – Ting Foyer

3:30 Dr. Paul L. Eckbo, CEO, and Dr. Arlie G. Sterling, President, Marsoft Inc.

From Research to Practical Policy and Decision Support

4:00 Associate Professor Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, Geography and Environment

Induced Technical Change and Climate Policy

4:30 Professor Martin Zimmerman, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business

Regulating Fuel Economy: Where We’ve Been; Where We Are; Where We Are Going

5:00 Dr. John M. Reilly, Associate Director for Research, MIT Joint Program

Closing Remarks

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Sponsor(s): Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research, Center for Global Change Science, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT Energy Initiative, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change