Christopher Flavin

Christopher Flavin is the former president of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in Washington, DC. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.[1] His research and writing focus is international energy and climate policy.[2][3]

Christopher Flavin in 2010.

Biography

Christopher Flavin has participated in several notable international conferences, including the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997. He has testified before national and state legislatures and meets frequently with government and international leaders.[3]

Flavin is a native of Monterey, California and a cum laude graduate of Williams College, where he studied economics, biology, and environmental studies.[4]

Selected publications
  • Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution, W.W. Norton, 1994.
  • Rising Sun, Gathering Winds: Policies to Stabilize the Climate and Strengthen Economies, Worldwatch Paper 138, November 1997.
  • Regular contributions to State of the World, Vital Signs and World Watch.
  • Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap, 2008.
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See also

References
  1. "bigpicture.tv". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  2. "Climate of Opportunity: Renewable Energy After Kyoto". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  3. Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine p. 4.
  4. Worldwatch Institute Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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