CGA Course Pop-up: Renewable Energy Strategies & Digital Innovation

This exciting series invites you to learn more about new and timely topics by offering an inside look at real courses offered at the CGA. Each Pop-Up is hosted by a dynamic member of the CGA faculty and showcases the incredible variety and interdisciplinary nature of the CGA curriculum. Experience a snapshot of what it’s like to be a student in a CGA virtual classroom and join us for this opportunity!
Topic: US Corporates: Renewable Energy Strategies and Digital Innovation
Amy Jaffe serves as Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab at New York University's School of Professional Studies. She is co-chair of the Women in Energy Initiative at Columbia University and a non-resident faculty affiliate at the Climate Policy Lab.
In our Course Pop-up: US Corporates: Renewable Energy Strategies and Digital Innovation, Amy Myers Jaffe will elaborate on how an increasing number of major US corporations including big tech like Microsoft and Google have committed to aligning with a 1.5 degrees celsius emissions pathway and to move to 100% renewable energy for their operations. Is it greenwashing or do companies have concrete plans to shift to renewable energy as their primary energy source? Learn about the new ways firms are looking to make their products and services more sustainable by tapping AI, digital automation, and specialized purchasing agreements to go green for their rising electricity usage.
Preview of courses: GLOB1-GC2555 Climate Justice and Finance (listed under Advanced Colloquium (Environmental/Energy Policy) - offered Summer 2023; and GLOB1-GC 2125 Clean Technology - offered Fall 2023

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What conditions are required to join the course, would you please inform me

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Thank you for your interest in our programs! This course is available to NYU Graduate Students. If you are a current student, you will be able to register via Albert. To learn more about our graduate program, visit: www.sps.nyu.edu/cga

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@@nyucga thank for your response, currently I'm student in another American University, so can I register for the course?

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@@En-of5oh This course is currently only available to NYU Graduate students. To learn more about our graduate program, visit: www.sps.nyu.edu/cga

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@@nyucga Thank you, may our American University, make same courses available