CANCELED! Natural Gas Executive Seminar Series presents "Economic Impacts of Exporting Natural Gas”

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday March 7, 2013 - Friday March 8, 2013
      10:00 am - 10:59 am
  • Location: Callaway Manufacturing Research Building (MARC Auditorium)
  • Phone: (404) 385-0384
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  • Fee(s):
    N/A
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Contact

For inquiries please email: CNES@gatech.edu

The Natural Gas Executive Seminars are open to the public.

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Speaker David Montgomery, Senior Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting

Full Summary: (DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, THE MARCH 7, NATURAL GAS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IS CANCELED)The Natural Gas Executive Seminar Series is jointly sponsored by Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute, Manufacturing Institute, and the Institute for Materials.Massive changes are under way in the United States, particularly in the utilities and manufacturing sectors, because of the enormous increase of domestically produced natural gas. A myriad of scientific and policy issues have emerged. This seminar series features corporate executives who will address these issues and what they mean for our nation and the Southeast.

Dr. Montgomery is an expert on the economic issues associated with climate change policy, and testifies as an expert witness in state and federal courts on antitrust and damages cases dealing with petroleum and natural gas markets. His scholarly work is frequently published in peer-reviewed journals, and Congressional committees have requested his testimony on climate change, issues affecting oil and gas markets, and other energy market and environmental issues on numerous occasions. He advises clients on the strategic implications of changes in energy and environmental policies and energy markets.

Dr. Montgomery was formerly co-head of the Energy and Environment Practice at Charles River Associates. He also served as assistant director of the US Congressional Budget Office and deputy assistant secretary for policy in the US Department of Energy. He taught economics at the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University and was a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. Dr. Montgomery received the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists’ 2004 award for a “Publication of Enduring Quality” for his pioneering work on emission trading.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

Strategic Energy Institute

Invited Audience
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Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
energy, natural gas, pollution, sustainable
Status
  • Created By: Glenda Duncan
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 5, 2013 - 7:37am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:02pm