Podcast appearances and mentions of Wilton E Scott

In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Anna J Siefken, the Executive Director of The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2020, Siefken was appointed by the U.S. Department of Energy as a U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative Ambassador. Prior to joining CMU in 2016, Siefken, a LEED AP, was the Pittsburgh 2030 District Director and VP of Strategic Engagement for the Green Building Alliance, one of the largest regional chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council. In this episode, Anna Siefken and Professor Bhattacharya discuss: • Anna's observations and key themes from COP26 • The announcement for the Pittsburgh region that the international Clean Energy Ministerial will be held in Pittsburgh in September 2022 • Anna's role as a U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Ambassador Sign up to receive weekly episodes right to your inbox: bit.ly/csbpodcastemail Submit your "Sustaining Sustainability" feedback and/or questions: bit.ly/csbpodcastfeedback This episode was researched, recorded, edited, and produced by Prof. CB Bhattacharya and CSB Team of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Sustainable Business: www.sustainablebusiness.pitt.edu Music: "Lively" by Dee Yan-Key From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

Thank you so much for lending me your ears and the only non-renewable resource that you've got: your time. Today's guest, Anna Siefken has spent her career making the business case for energy efficiency, cleantech innovation, and building performance as a means to address the world’s energy challenges and the global urgency of climate change. She is the inaugural Executive Director of The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University. www.cmu.edu/energy. Through programming, targeted outreach, and partnerships, she guides the Institute’s efforts to optimize energy resources, reduce the environmental impacts of energy production and use, and develop breakthrough technologies that will have meaningful impact and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low carbon energy future. Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today’s guest, recommendations, book links and more than 350 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, LinkedIn or email Thanks a ton to our podcast sponsor for continuing to help make this content FREE to You! Please check them out and let me know what you think!

Thank you so much for lending me your ears and the only non-renewable resource that you've got: your time. Today's guest, Anna Siefken has spent her career making the business case for energy efficiency, cleantech innovation, and building performance as a means to address the world’s energy challenges and the global urgency of climate change. She is the inaugural Executive Director of The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University. www.cmu.edu/energy. Through programming, targeted outreach, and partnerships, she guides the Institute’s efforts to optimize energy resources, reduce the environmental impacts of energy production and use, and develop breakthrough technologies that will have meaningful impact and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low carbon energy future. Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today’s guest, recommendations, book links and more than 350 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, LinkedIn or email Thanks a ton to our podcast sponsor for continuing to help make this content FREE to You! Please check them out and let me know what you think!

This episode of the Metro21: Smart Cities Institute podcast features a talk with Anna Siefken, Executive Director of Carnegie Mellon’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Listen in, as Anna discusses her goals for the future of the Scott Institute, what she is most looking forward to at CMU’s upcoming Energy Week and what we can all do to get more involved in sustainability at a local level. Key Links: Metro21: Smart Cities Institute https://www.cmu.edu/metro21/index.html Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation https://www.cmu.edu/energy/

This report summarizes the content, conclusions, and recommendations from a cross-sector, collaborative workshop organized by The Nature Conservancy and Carnegie Mellon University's Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research. Built on the robust and constructive dialogue of workshop participants, the recommendations put forth in this report merit consideration for those seeking to effectively manage shale development in the Appalachian region.

Jeanne VanBriesen presented at a campus symposium celebrating the launch of Carnegie Mellon University's new Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. VanBriesen, a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of CMU's Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems, presented about water concerns related to shale gas development.

Granger Morgan, Director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, discusses carbon emissions.