Areas of Expertise
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy Policy
- Smart Grid and Grid-Integrated Vehicles
Biography
Brown served for 8 years as a regulator of the nation’s largest public power provider, was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III Assessment Report on Mitigation of Climate Change, and is the author of six books on sustainable energy including the forthcoming book Empowering the Great Energy Transition. She is one of the nation’s foremost experts on climate change policy and policies to help accelerate the transition to a sustainable, green-energy economy.
She can comment on a wide range of climate change and energy policy related stories, including domestic climate change policies, international climate change policies, renewable energy policies, including solar, wind, and nuclear power, energy security, and issues related to fossil fuels. She also can also discuss issues related to “smart grids,” electricity pricing and rate tariffs, and the use of grid-integrated electric vehicles.
Books
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Empowering the Great Energy Transition [forthcoming]
Media Appearances
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Carbon Tracker Lets Georgians Monitor Emissions | Albany CEO
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Macon-Based Engineers Pioneer Energy-Saving Heating/Cooling Technology at Georgia Military Bases | Savannah Now
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‘You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure’ – Drawdown Georgia’s GHG Tracking Tool | Saporta Report
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Most Georgians Prefer Clean Energy Over Coal – Study | Mining.com
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Nuclear Power: CO2 Fix or Cost Disaster? | EnergyWire
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Georgia Power Continues Retreat From Coal | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia Climate Conference This Week Will Highlight Risks and Solutions | WABE
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Drawdown Georgia Shows 50% Reduction in Carbon Emissions Possible by 2030 | Saporta Report
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Georgia Experts Offer Path to Lower Emissions | Energy News Network
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How Georgians Might Reach New U.S. Target for 50% Carbon Cut | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Is Georgia Susceptible to Rolling Blackouts During Extreme Cold Weather? Here’s What Experts Say | WSB-TV
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How Biden Climate Policy Might Impact Georgia | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia’s Other Runoff Could Weaken the South’s Dirty Energy Monopoly | Capital & Main
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Plan for Climate Solutions Takes Georgia-Specific Approach | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgians could be less able to control power bills by reducing use | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Timber Industry Pushes More Biomass Power | Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Study: US Unlikely To See New Nuclear Power Anytime Soon | WABE
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Climate Change Will Always Hurt Poor People the Most | Gizmodo
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How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled | NPR
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The Paris Agreement Is Burning | New Republic
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