World Energy Justice

In researching the cost to society of global biomass consumption using traditional technology, The Charcoal Project spoke with Dr. Lakshman Guruswamy about the Energy Justice  project.

The mission of The Charcoal Project is to promote, facilitate, and advocate for the widespread adoption of clean burning technologies, sustainable fuel alternatives, and policies that support energy-poverty alleviation for those who depend on biomass as their primary fuel around the world.

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The Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy Annual Distinguished Lecture will be given this year by CEES Director Dr. Lakshman Guruswamy.

This lecture is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. Please join us!

When: April 14, 2010

Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm, reception to follow

Where: Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado at Boulder

Details: Dr. Guruswamy is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and sustainable energy expert and will speak on the following:

• Why Law Schools should not be confined to training students to solve cases and controversies
• Why and how Universities and Law Schools should become incubators for solving major local, national, and international energy and environmental problems
• Why Law Schools are qualified to do so
• Jeremy Bentham’s jurisprudential legacy
• Examples of what can be done

Lakshman Guruswamy, director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Security and driving force behind the CEES Energy Justice Project, was recently quoted in an article about black carbon in Yale Environment 360, a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

“‘With a single, concerted initiative, says Lakshman Guruswamy, the world could save millions of people in poor nations from respiratory ailments and early death, while dealing a big blow to global warming — and all at a surprisingly small cost.’”

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A recent New York Times article recognizes an novel approach to Energy Justice.

To deal with health problems related to relying on kerosene lamps for illumination, four Harvard students have developed to sOccket, a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity during normal game play. Later, the stored electricity in the ball can be used to light an LED lamp or charge a battery.

See the full New York Times article here.