Wilkes University Hosts Presentation on Energy and International Climate Policy

Wilkes University hosts European energy policy expert Timon Wehnert for a presentation on The German Energy Transition: Lessons for Pennsylvania. The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 20 in the Stark Learning Center, Room 101, 150-180 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre.

The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion featuring panelists from Pennsylvania Environment Council, Penn Future, PA Watersheds and Wilkes University. The event is co-hosted by Wilkes University Institute for Energy and Environment Research and Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mineland Reclamation. The presentation is funded by the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds.

•  The program is free and open to the public.

 Wehnert is from the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in Berlin, Germany. He is the vice-head and project coordinator of Energy, Transport and Climate. Wehnert’s research is on European energy policy and international climate policy with a focus on developing countries. He has also authored numerous scholarly papers on energy and climate change policy.