The cost of reducing our carbon footprint

Energy economists Peter Schwarz of the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Henry Lee of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government will offer their insight on Al Gore's recent proposal to dramatically reduce our dependence on fossil fuel within the next 10 years.

Guests

• Peter Schwarz: Professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and senior faculty associate, Global Institute of Energy and Environmental Systems.
• Henry Lee: Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program within the Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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Resources

• About Peter Schwarz
• About Henry Lee