{"127801":{"#nid":"127801","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Clean Energy As a Driver for Cooperation and Global Growth","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOn May 10, UK Government Minister Gregory Barker MP will be interviewed by CNN International anchor Fionnuala Sweeney.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClean Energy and Clean Technology are established global markets with excellent prospects for future growth. In the United Kingdom the Clean Energy and Clean Tech sectors have continued to expand despite the difficult economic conditions. In 2011 worldwide spending on solar projects totalled $136 billion while US spending equaled $56 billion. At the same time worldwide investments from venture capital, corporate RD\u0026amp;D and government R\u0026amp;D sources in the development of Clean Tech exceeded $10 billion. (Bloomberg New Energy Finance)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat is the role for international collaboration in advancing Clean Energy? What is the UK\u2019s experience in driving jobs and growth in Clean Energy and Clean Tech sectors? What can be learned and shared about progress and setbacks that have occurred? What new forms of collaboration are helping advance Clean Energy? Where can international partnerships make a difference?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGregory Barker MP, UK Minister of State, Department of Energy \u0026amp; Climate Change\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2014 A member of Parliament, Barker was appointed Minister of State in the Department of Energy and Climate Change by Prime Minister David Cameron in May 2010. He has a broad ranging portfolio including energy innovation, green jobs, sustainability and the green economy.Gregory Barker was appointed Shadow Minister for Climate Change \u0026amp; Environment in December, 2005 and led the passage of the Climate Change Bill through the House of Commons in 2008 and was a key author of the Conservative Party\u2019s \u2018Low Carbon Economy\u2019 green paper, launched in January 2009. In October 2008 he was promoted to Shadow Climate Change minister in the new Shadow Department of Energy and Climate Change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFionnuala Sweeney, CNN International\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2014 Sweeney is an anchor and correspondent at the network\u2019s headquarters in Atlanta. She was previously based in London and has reported on major news events from around Europe and the Middle East. Most recently she has reported from Cairo, Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi as part of the network\u2019s coverage of the unrest in Egypt and the Middle East. She was the launch anchor of \u0022World News Europe.\u0022\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat is the role for international collaboration in advancing Clean Energy? \u0026nbsp;What is the UK\u2019s experience in driving jobs and growth in Clean Energy and Clean Tech sectors? What can be learned and shared about progress and setbacks that have occurred? What new forms of collaboration are helping advance Clean Energy? Where can international partnerships make a difference?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A conversation sponsored by the Georgia Tech Clean Energy Speaker Series."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2012-05-01 18:11:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:49","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-05-10T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-05-10T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-05-10T15:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-05-10 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-05-10 19:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-05-10 19:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/secleanenergy.gatech.edu\/","title":"Clean Energy Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/3260745979","title":"Register to attend"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/3260762027","title":"Register for the webcast"}],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4099","name":"clean tech"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ben.hill@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBen Hill\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVenture Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2376\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}