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The Indiana Council on World Affairs presents
“Environmental and Health Implications of European Union and US Energy Policies”
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This discussion will address United States and European Union energy policy and focus on their differing choices and implications. For many years, the US and EU have pursued similar energy and environmental goals, often using different policy tools. Recently, national policies are increasingly diverging, creating different conditions for societal health and environmental outcomes as well as global challenges.
The US is experiencing significant growth in clean energy. For example, in 2024 wind and solar energy, combined, provided more electricity than coal, Texas became a leader in renewable energy employing 400,000 workers in the sector and California generates nearly 40% of its electricity from renewables. However, our initial lagging heightened the hurdles the US faces to achieve zero emission by 2050. Why is this important? Join us Monday May 4 to learn more. To register, click here: https://indianacouncilonworldaffairs.wildapricot.org/event-6293244
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER - Siân Mooney, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Dr. Siân Mooney is Professor and Dean of the highly ranked O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University (IU), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
A distinguished academic leader, she brings decades of experience in senior roles across multiple institutions. Under her leadership, the O’Neill School has achieved more No. 1 U.S. News & World Report–ranked specialties than any other school of its kind and has maintained top national rankings for six consecutive years. The school has also experienced significant growth in student numbers across both campus locations and is now larger than at any point in its history. External research funding per faculty FTE has tripled.
An expert in environmental economics, Dr. Siân Mooney has focused her career on complex, interdisciplinary issues at the intersection of the environment, natural resources, and society. Her work has addressed the development of policy and measurement frameworks for greenhouse gas mitigation, nature-based solutions to climate change, endangered species habitat protection, and the impacts of climate change on water supply and agricultural behavior in the western United States.
Dr. Mooney’s research has been supported by major federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). She has served as a program officer at NSF and represented the agency on the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group and the Social Science Task Force of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
She currently serves on numerous advisory and oversight bodies, including the EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, the Government Accountability Office Educators Advisory Panel, the NSF Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering, and advisory boards for the IU Ostrom Workshop, IU Climate Action Planning Committee, the Center of Excellence for Women and Technology, the Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD) at Arizona State University, and Beacon, a nonprofit supporting underserved communities.
Dr. Mooney is also an engaged member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the National Academy of Public Administration, the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).
She has a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wales, a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management from the University of Manitoba, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University
ABOUT OUR MODERATOR - Dr. Pierre Atlas
Dr. Pierre M. Atlas is a Senior Lecturer in Public Affairs and Criminal Justice, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and is a Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of the Middle East, Indiana University Bloomington. He is a comparative political scientist by training and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in both the Public Affairs and Criminal Justice programs for the O’Neill School at Indiana University Indianapolis. Prior to joining the Indiana University O’Neill School in the fall of 2021, Dr. Atlas was a Professor of Political Science at Marian University.
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04-13-26 JIH
The Indiana Council on World Affairs presents
“Environmental and Health Implications of European Union and US Energy Policies”
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This discussion will address United States and European Union energy policy and focus on their differing choices and implications. For many years, the US and EU have pursued similar energy and environmental goals, often using different policy tools. Recently, national policies are increasingly diverging, creating different conditions for societal health and environmental outcomes as well as global challenges.
SPEAKER - Siân Mooney, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University