The State of America's Energy Transition: REN21's Renewables 2018 Global Status Report
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Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) on Thursday, June 7, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. for the US launch of the 2018 REN21 Renewables Global Status Report, the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy.
First published in 2005, the annual Renewables Global Status Report is the most complete and timely overview of the status, recent developments and trends in renewable energy markets, industries, investments, and policy developments worldwide. Data are provided by a network of 900 contributors, researchers, and authors from all over the world.
Following a presentation of the global status, a panel of distinguished experts will discuss a range of market-specific US trends captured in the 2018 report and highlight the role of renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicles in modernizing the US electric grid.
Welcome remarks on behalf of AC & ACORE
David Livingston, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center
Brief remarks on international energy and climate change issues
John E. Morton, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center
Presentation of Renewables 2018 Global Status Report and Highlights North America
Arthouros Zervos, Chair, REN21
Panel on North American Regional Trends Highlighted in GSR2018
Moderator:
Greg Wetstone, President and CEO, American Council on Renewable Energy
Panelists:
Tom Kiernan, Chief Executive Officer, American Wind Energy Association
Dan Whitten, Vice President of Communications, Solar Energy Industries Association
Genevieve Cullen, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association
Audience Q&A
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