What energy strategies could poor countries implement to achieve desperately needed economic growth while avoiding the negative impacts on climate and ecology associated with fossil fuels?

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Panel Moderator:
Lisa Anderson, [Bio] Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Panel Chair:
Klaus S. Lackner, [Bio] Ewing Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University

Panelists:
John Ashton, [Bio] Director for Strategic Partnerships, LEAD International, Imperial College
David Hawkins, [Bio] Director, Climate Center, Natural Resource Defense Council
Susan McDade, [Bio] Manager, Sustainable Energy Programme, United Nations Development Programme
Vijay Modi, [Bio] Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
David Nissen, [Bio] Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
James Sawyer, [Bio] Chief Financial Officer, Praxair, Inc.
Robert Williams, [Bio] Senior Research Scientist, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University