Spring 2022 Yale Energy Justice Speaker Series: Energy Poverty and Global Justice Issues – Narasimha Rao, Yale

As part of the Spring 2022 Yale Energy Justice Speaker Series hosted by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), join us Monday, April 18 at 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST for a lecture by Narasimha Rao, of Yale University, titled “Energy Poverty and Global Justice Issues”. Register here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CDGme6PBRRCPRhdQ9Py01Q.

 

Dr. Narasimha D. Rao’s research examines the relationship between energy systems, human development and climate change. He is the recipient of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (2015-2019) for a project entitled Decent Living Energy -energy and emissions thresholds for providing decent living standards for all. His research interests also include investigating income inequality, infrastructure, and climate policy. His methods include household energy modeling, econometrics, input-output, and policy analysis. 

 

Dr. Rao is also a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. He received his PhD from Stanford University in Environment and Resources, Masters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and Technology Policy, and A.B from Dartmouth College. 

 

• Energy Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 7, 2021 https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/data/files/download-documents/2021_tracking_sdg7_report.pdf 
• Arto et. al, 2016, “The energy requirements of a developed world.” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2016.04.001 
• Rao and Baer, 2012, “”Decent Living” Emissions: A Conceptual Framework,” https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/4/656 

The Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) are joining forces in an effort to raise awareness on energy justice and bring the voices of experts in the field to the public. Join us on Mondays at 2:30 pm EST for this public speaker series exploring the multifaceted and exciting role of justice in the clean energy transition! Register for all or part of the series here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CDGme6PBRRCPRhdQ9Py01Q.