Caroline Choi
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- Milken Institute40 min
California Leading the Future of Energy
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells
A panel featuring leaders from Caltech, SoCal Edison, and New Light Technologies explores contrasting strategies for climate mitigation, ranging from JCAP's artificial photosynthesis research and California's push for 80% zero-carbon energy by 2030 to New Light Technologies' commercial production of methane-derived biodegradable plastics. While SoCal Edison outlines the necessity of infrastructure investment to electrify transport and buildings, New Light CEO Mark Harriman details a successful licensing model that has secured billions of pounds in plastic orders with partners like IKEA. The discussion concludes by emphasizing the critical role of chemical fuels for hard-to-electrify sectors like aviation and the urgency of converting carbon emissions into valuable market products to achieve net-negative outcomes.
- Milken Institute23 min
California Leading the Future of Energy #CALeading
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells, Richard D'Atezio
At the Milken Institute's 20th-anniversary global conference, 4,000 participants explored the "building meaningful lives" theme by examining California as a microcosm for solving global challenges in health, energy, and infrastructure. Key speakers, including Professor Harry Atwater and representatives from Southern California Edison and New Light Technologies, presented critical data on decarbonizing transportation, leveraging artificial photosynthesis for fuel synthesis, and converting agricultural methane into biodegradable plastics. The dialogue emphasized that achieving the Paris Agreement targets requires massive investment in zero-carbon energy capacity, a seven-million-electric-vehicle fleet by 2030, and strategic shifts toward private-sector innovation to bridge funding gaps in solving issues like malnutrition and clean energy access.
- Milken Institute11 min
LIVE 11/08: California Leading the Future of Energy #CALeading
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells
California's strategic roadmap targets the electrification of its transportation and power sectors to achieve an 80% clean energy mix by 2030, addressing the 40% of greenhouse gas emissions currently generated by transportation. Key initiatives include deploying 7 million electric vehicles, expanding charging infrastructure through partnerships with utilities and automakers like BP and Shell, and implementing building efficiency standards while managing customer costs. Success relies on immediate legislative action and cross-industry collaboration to integrate storage solutions and capture agricultural methane, ultimately aiming to reduce costs and create healthier communities.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
2016 CA Summit - Building a Renewable California
Mark Chediak, Caroline Choi, Wade Crowfoot, Robert Greene, Brad Heavner, Maureen Stapleton, Hania Sadat
California is addressing the critical interdependence of its water and energy sectors by dismantling regulatory silos and implementing integrated efficiency programs that link water conservation directly to energy savings. Utilities are deploying advanced pricing models, such as time-of-use rates and pumped hydro storage, to align water consumption with renewable energy availability while managing infrastructure costs amid rising bills. Future strategies prioritize local supply diversification through potable reuse and storage modernization to ensure grid stability and water security against climate change and seismic risks.