The Elizabeth Howe Lecture Committee and the Climate Action Team of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Lexington are proud to present The Climate Crisis and the Energy Transition: Perfection Meets Pragmatism, a conversation between two of the nation’s most authoritative experts on energy, Dr. Ernest J. Moniz and Dr. Robert C. Armstrong, on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 4 p.m.
The community is cordially invited to attend this very important event in person person at First Parish, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, or via livestream on the First Parish website, fplex.org. Masks are encouraged.
Ernest J. Moniz is the 13th United States Secretary of Energy (2013-2017), and the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus at MIT. He is currently President and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), a nonprofit organization working on climate and energy technology issues, and is Special Advisor to the President of MIT where he leads the Roosevelt Project,.
Professor Robert C. Armstrong directs the MIT Energy Initiative, an Institute-wide effort at MIT linking science, technology, and policy to transform the world’s energy systems. Armstrong chaired MIT’s The Future of Energy Storage study(2022) and was a member of MIT’s study groups, Future of Solar Energy (2015) and Future of Natural Gas (2011).