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2025 Events Archive 

  • Please join the Polsinelli Law Firm as they welcome Payne Institute Payne Institute Low Carbon Energy Technologies Program Manager Anna Littlefield presenting the Denver Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Networking Event.  June 10, 2025.
  • Please join Colorado School of Mines, the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) for the 2nd Annual Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Symposium (NAMES) in Ignacio, Colorado.  May 20-21, 2025.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellows Alex Gilbert, VP of Regulation, Zeno Power, and Coalter G. Lathrop, Principal, Sovereign Geographic, presenting a virtual seminar titled “The United States Reenters Deep Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals.” May 15, 2025.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder presenting a hybrid seminar titled What Happens When Self-Correction in Science Breaks Down?  April 29, 2025.
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  • Please join the Mines University Lecture Series in Electrochemical Sciences and Technologies (MUSE) as they welcome Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, Kyocera Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology presenting Game-Changing Technologies for Earth, Energy, & Environment. April 17, 2025.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we host an expert panel for a hybrid seminar discussing Critical Minerals from Mine Wastes – Legacy Mine Waste as an Opportunity for Restoration and Remining Projects in Golden, CO.  April 10, 2025.
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  • Please join the IEFA as they welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting Arizona’s Copper Corridor: A Catalyst for Sustainable Growth at the Phoenix Global Forum in Phoenix, AZ.  April 8, 2025.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative for a Hydrogen Symposium at the Colorado School of Mines. Hear from high level industry and national lab researchers on the current landscape for hydrogen production, storage and utilization as well as the impact of hydrogen on energy infrastructure. Speakers and panels will address all phases of hydrogen innovation—Geologic Hydrogen, Storage & Transport, Combustion & End Utilization, Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers. April 7&8, 2025
  • Please join Gordon Research Conference as they welcome Payne Institute Low Carbon Energy Technologies Program Manager Anna Littlefield, presenting Improving Geochemical Risk Assessment in CCS Projects: A Statistical Modeling Approach at the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference in Ventura, California.  April 6-11, 2025.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Trisha Curtis with Director Morgan Bazilian on a hybrid seminar discussing Energy Security, China, Inflation, and Oil Prices. April 1, 2025.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as experts in the field present at the Accelerated Methane Reduction Symposium:  Harnessing Natural Gas to Achieve Energy Security & Climate Goals. March 6&7, 2025.
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  • Please join Colorado School of Mines Faculty Senate as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Christopher Higgins presenting Chasing Forever Chemicals Forever? The Imminent Challenges of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment.  March 4, 2025.
  • Please join the Benchmark Mineral Intelligence as they welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting Policy Outlook at the Benchmark Summit 2025 – Toronto.  March 3, 2025.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Todd Moss, Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Climate & Energy in Africa: What We Get Wrong. February 24, 2025.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Bob Stout, Senior Fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University, Mike Smith, Manager for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Devon Energy, and Will Foiles, Co-Founder, CEO of Project Canary, presenting a webinar titled Managing Methane: Technology and Markets in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape.  February 12, 2025.
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  • Please join Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Payne Institute Deputy Director Greg Clough presenting the Keynote titled How to Convene Impactful Events at Universities.  February 7, 2025 in Golden, CO.
  • Please join Economist Impact and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Energy Finance Lab Brad Handler, presenting Financing Carbon Capture: Beyond Project Finance at the Carbon Capture Summit.  February 6, 2025.
  • Please join the SPE Decarbonization Congress and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Energy Finance Lab Director Brad Handler, presenting CCUS and Low Carbon Strategies at the Accelerating Decarbonization of E&P Operations​ Conference.  February 4, 2025.
  • Please join Baker Hughes as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilaian presenting at their annual meeting on the How Can Academia and Industry Partner for Sustainable Energy Development?.  February 4, 2025.
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  • Please join the Mines Geology Department as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Zane Jobe presenting How Sedimentary Geology can (Energy) Transition for Society: Ancient Rocks and Modern Ideas.  February 3, 2025.
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  • Please join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Lori Tungstall presenting Technological Strategies to Decarbonize the Concrete Industry. January 24, 2025.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Cully Cavness, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer, Crusoe, presenting a hybrid seminar titled An Energy-First Approach to Scaling AI Infrastructure.  January 16, 2025.
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2024 Events Archive 

2023 Events Archive 

  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dustin Mulvaney and Payne Research Associate Mikhail Zhizhin presenting at the Fall 2023 AGU Conference in San Francisco, CA. December 14 and 15, 2023.
  • Please join the Vienna University of Technology and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Manuel Welsch presenting a seminar titled Nuclear Power Perspectives in Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. December 11, 2023.
  • Please join Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting Energy and Mineral Security and Geopolitics at Benchmark Week 2023.  November 15, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Pedro Lagrava Burgoa, Bolivian Senator for Potisi, presenting a hybrid seminar titled the Scenario for Bolivian Mining and Lithium. November 15, 2023.
  • Please join NREL and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Morgan Bazilian presenting a Keynote titled Energy and National Security at the NREL Advanced Energy and National Security Conference on November 14, 2023 in Golden, CO.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Mines DI&A, and Mines Athletics as we welcome Johnnie Johnson, Former NFL All-Pro, presenting a virtual seminar titled From Athletics to Engineering: 8 Ways to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All. November 6, 2023.
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  • Join the Colorado School of Mines’ Global Energy Future Initiative (GEFI) and the Innov8x for a Energy Challenge where students will pitch solutions to current challenges submitted by leading energy companies, competing to win funding to pursue energy research and startups.  November 3, 2023.
  • Join Colorado School of Mines’ Global Energy Future Initiative (GEFI) as we explore the tremendous challenges facing the energy sector and meet the innovators rising to meet them.  November 2, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Joel Gratz, founding meteorologist at Open Snow, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Chasing Powder and Finding Weather Windows for Outdoor Adventures.  November 1, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jason Eleson, Founder and Senior Geoscientist, the GeoIntegra Group, presenting a hybrid seminar titled On Site Screening and Geologic Modeling and Simulation of Prospective Carbonate Reservoirs for CO2 Storage in Central Kansas.  October 25, 2023.
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  • Please join the Universität Bonn and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Kathleen Hancock presenting at the International Security Forum Bonn 2023 on Innovation and Technology: Shortcuts to Sustainable Futures?  October 20, 2023.
  • Please join the World Investment Forum and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Brad Handler presenting Financial Instruments for Early Retirement of Fossil-Fuel-Assets.  October 19, 2023.
  • Please join WRISE, WISEM, and Colorado School of Mines as they present a panel discussion featuring Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Kathleen Hancock discussing Renewable Energy: Where are the Jobs? October 12, 2023.
  • Please join the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Brad Handler presenting a virtual seminar Exploring How Carbon Credits are Evolving in the Oil and Gas Sector.  October 12, 2023.
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  • Please join the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Dorit Hammerling and Fellow Dr. Arvind Ravikumar presenting at the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab – 2023 Annual Hybrid Event.  October 11 and October 12, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Levi Patterson, Mines Alumni, Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Energy and Science Policy: A Staff Perspective from the U.S. Senate. October 11, 2023.
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  • Please join The Polycrisis and Phenomenal World and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian on a virtual seminar presenting Oil and Politics in the Mid-Transition. October 5, 2023.
  • Please join Network 20/20 and  the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian on a virtual seminar presenting the Geopolitics of Critical Mineral Supply Chains.  October 2, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Kevin Pykkonen, EVP of Technology Ventures at Carbon America, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Carbon America’s Patented FrostCC Process. September 27, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University as we host Payne Institute CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield and Faculty Fellow Mike McGuirk on a virtual seminar Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS).  September 20, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Oğuzhan Kiran, Head of Department, Republic of Türkiye – Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Energy Outlook of Türkiye in the Light of Regional and Global Dynamics. September 19, 2023.
  • Please join the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (seai) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting at the 2023 SEAI National Energy Research and Policy Conference titled Achieving Sustainable Energy Security.  September 14, 2023.
  • Please join the Science Summit at the UN General Assembly and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Kathleen Hancock presenting Science Storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Neworks (SDSN) at the Science Summit at UNGA78 in New York, NY.  September 13, 2023.
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  • Please join the Mines Humanitarian Engineering Department and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Jessica Smith presenting Exploring the Intersection of STEM & Society Through CSR and ESG in Golden, CO.  September 5, 2023.
  • Please join the International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting Global Critical Minerals Supply & Transition Requirements at the IEF – FMF Critical Minerals Outlooks Symposium.  August 15, 2023.
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru (UNSA) are co-hosting the seminar series, “Managing Conflict in Extractive Environments.” The three-part series will feature globally renowned speakers and panelists discussing trends, causes, and approaches to manage conflicts in mining and extractive industries.  The last in the series will feature a panel discussion with Eliseo Zeballos Zeballos, Professor of Sociology, UNSA, Angel Manrique Linares, Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo), Arequipa, and Paola Bustamante Suarez, Ex-Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, Peru.  July 13, 2023.
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru (UNSA) are co-hosting the seminar series, “Managing Conflict in Extractive Environments.” The three-part series will feature globally renowned speakers and panelists discussing trends, causes, and approaches to manage conflicts in mining and extractive industries.  The second in the series will be Saleem Ali, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware.  July 6, 2023.
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru (UNSA) are co-hosting the seminar series, “Managing Conflict in Extractive Environments.” The three-part series will feature globally renowned speakers and panelists discussing trends, causes, and approaches to manage conflicts in mining and extractive industries.  The first in the series will be Benjamin Sovacool at BU Institute for Global Sustainability.  June 22, 2023.
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  • Please join the Stanford|Doerr School of Sustainability and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian moderating a panel titled Critical Minerals: From Exploration to Batteries at the Mineral-X Symposium at Stanford, CA.  June 20, 2023.
  • Please join the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will co-host the 41st International Energy Workshop (IEW) in Golden, Colorado, USA.  June 13-15, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Maris Densmore, Director, Industrial Solutions, American Carbon Registry – Winrock International and Staci Taruscio, CEO, Rebellion Energy Solutions, presenting a virtual seminar titled Prioritizing Sustainability: The ACR Methodology Putting Methane Emissions Reductions through Orphan Well Plugging Within Reach.  May 24, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome John Dowd, CEO, and Govind Friedland, COO, GoGreen Investments, presenting a virtual seminar titled Unleashing Wall Street to Invest in Critical Mineral for the EV Battery Supply Chain and the Policy Challenges.  April 27, 2023.
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  • Please join the Cities Summit of the Americas and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for a Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas.  April 25, 2023.
  • Please join the 2023 IEEE Green Technologies Conference and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a Keynote titled Energy System Security, Policy, and Investment.  April 19, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Heidi Gill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Solution Group, presenting a hybrid presentation titled Increasing Regulations – How Operational and Human Data are Colliding to Meet the New Requirements.  April 19, 2023.
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  • Please join Garfield County, Colorado Mesa University Unconventional Energy Center, and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute presenting a keynote at the Energy and Environment Symposium, Oil and Gas Education for Local Government in New Castle, Co.  April 12 and 13, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ross Bhappu, Partner, Head of Private Equity Mature Funds, Resource Capital Funds, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Financing the Energy Transition Metal Requirements in Alderson Hall, room 134, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.  April 12, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Rob Witwer, General Counsel and Senior VP for Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Onward Energy, presenting a hybrid seminar titled From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization.  March 29, 2023.
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  • Please UNECE and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jessica Smith presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women.  March 23, 2023.
  • Please join SXSW and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Researcher Juliet Akamboe, presenting a seminar titled The EV Battery Supply Chain Paradox.  March 11, 2023.
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  • Please join the Mines Distinguished Lecture Series at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Ryan Richards, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Perspectives in Chemistry and Community. March 7, 2023.
  • Please join S&P Global and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting in multiple sessions at CERA week being held in Houston, TX. March 6-10, 2023.
    EVENT VIDEO – Addressing Climate Change in the New World Order 
    EVENT VIDEO – Methane Detection and Quantification: Which Mix of Technologies? 
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Trisha Curtis, President and CEO, PetroNerds LLC, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Geopolitics of Oil and Gas. February 28, 2023.
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  • Please join the Canadian American Business Council and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome moderator Giselle Commissiong, Global Lead, Hatch Advisory, at the Canada / US Cooperation on the Development, Processing and Recycling of Critical Minerals.  February 27, 2023.
  • Please join the University of Denver Department of Geography and the Environment as they welcome Dr. Tilottama Ghosh, Research Associate, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, presenting Earth Observations Group’s Data Gems from the Night. February 23, 2023.
  • Please join S&P Global and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian for a virtual seminar titled Russia’s War and the Energy Transition.  February 21, 2023.
  • Please join the Colorado School of Mines Chemistry, Materials Science Program and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Faculty Fellow Professor Mike McGuirk, Department of Chemistry Materials Science Program, presenting the Next Generation of Porous Crystals.  February 15, 2023.
  • Please join the Power Systems Engineering Research Center and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Quihua Huang, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control for Intelligent Power System Control.  February 15, 2023.
  • Please join the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Cullen Hendrix, Senior Fellow PIIE, presenting a virtual seminar titled Challenging China’s Critical Mineral Dominance.  February 15, 2023.
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  • Please join the Colorado School of Mines Mining Engineering and Geology Departments and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Elizabeth Holley, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Responsible Critical Minerals. February 9, 2023.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy Sustainable Finance Lab at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Sam Arnold, Co-Founder and COO, CarbonPath, presenting at virtual seminar titled A Novel Approach to Fund the Premature Shutting Down of Oil and Gas Wells.  February 9, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. David Newbery, Emeritus Professor and Director of The Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) – Cambridge University, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Evolution of GB Electricity Markets and Regulation.  February 1, 2023.
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  • Please join the IFC and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for the virtual launch of IFC’s Net Zero Roadmap to 2050 for Copper & Nickel Mining Value Chains.   January 30, 2023.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Gregory Brew,  Postdoctoral Fellow, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, presenting a virtual seminar titled Petroleum and Progress in Iran: Oil, Development, and the Cold War.  January 26, 2023.
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  • Please join CSIS and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, for a virtual seminar titled Mining, Climate Risks, and the Western Hemisphere.  January 25, 2023.
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  • Please join the Materials Research Society and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a virtual seminar titled Energy Geopolitics, Security, and Critical Minerals at the Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition Workshop.  January 19, 2023.
  • Please the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. William Nuttall, Professor of Energy, The Open University, presenting a virtual seminar titled Nuclear Renaissance – Second Edition.  January 18, 2023.
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  • Please join the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Dr. Christopher Elvidge, presenting a virtual seminar titled Monitoring Economic Activities Using Night Time Light Imagery: Innovation Over the Last 10 Years.  January 17, 2023.
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2022 Events Archive 

  • Please join the AGU and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome several Faculty Fellows presenting at a hybrid fall meeting titled Science Leads the Future.  December 12 through Friday, December 16, 2022.
  • Please join El Financiero|Bloomberg TV and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute, on a podcast discussing Critical Minerals of the Energy Transition.  December 9, 2022.
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  • Please join the Houston Strategy Forum and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Brad Handler, Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager, presenting at the 2022 Carbon Symposium.  December 8, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Gagan Sidhu, Director, CEEW Centre for Energy Finance, presenting a virtual seminar titled Financing India’s Clean Energy Transition. November 30, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is CCUS at the Bell Creek Field presented by Jason Eleson, Consulting Geologist/Owner, GeoIntegra Consulting, LLC.  November 30, 2022.
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  • Please join Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a seminar titled Building Regional Cathodes Supply Chains.  November 17, 2022.
  • Mines Global Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy are pleased to be co-hosts for CCUS Conference in Golden, CO. Monday, November 14 – Friday, November 18, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as we welcome Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Shifts in Energy Geopolitics – Clean Energy.  November 10, 2022
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Chris Clack, Founder and CEO of Vibrant Clean Energy, LLC., presenting a hybrid seminar titled Economy-wide Decarbonization of the United States & Europe.   November 9, 2022.
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  • Please join Jeffries and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Brad Handler, Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Financial Mechanisms Around Coal Retirement.  November 8, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, Founder and President at SVB Energy International and SVB Green Access, presenting a virtual seminar titled Russia War: Energy & Food Security, Energy Transition, and Energy and Safe Water Access.  November 2, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is the What is International Standards Organization Doing in the CCUS Space? presented by Anna Littlefield and Mindy Solomon, Geophysical Advisor, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures .   November 2, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is Designing the U.S. Energy Transition: A Frontier Onshore CCS Project to Make Climate Change History presented by Karen Lechtenberg, Geology Manager, Carbon America.  October 26, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Mines Rick Tallman ’85, MS ’93 Founder and Partner Renova Capital, presenting a hybrid seminar titled An Unconventional Way to Drive the Energy Transition.  October 24, 2022.
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  • Please join the Center for Creative Climate Communication and Behavior Change (C3BC) and the CIRES Center for Social and Environmental Futures (C-SEF). as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange, Associate Professor, Economics and Business at Colorado School of Mines, presenting a seminar titled Technology and Motivation.  October 21, 2022.
  • Please join Ascend Analytics and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a seminar titled Critical Minerals and Supply Chain – Can Clean Energy Supply Keep up with Demand?  October 19, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is the Data Challenge and Opportunity in Environmental Monitoring for CCUS Projects presented by Anna Littlefield.  October 19, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Advisory Board Member Dr. Carole Nakhle, Founder and CEO Crystol Energy, presenting a virtual seminar titled Energy Crisis: How Did We Get Here, and What’s Next? October 12, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is Overview of the DOE Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) Program, 2022 presented by Siew Chang, Student Researcher, Payne Institute for Public Policy. October 12, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Kathleen Hancock, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Srinivas Parinandi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder, and Dr. Jonas Nahm,  Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment at Johns Hopkins SAIS, presenting a virtual seminar on their new book titled Oxford Handbook of Energy Politics: Local and Global Politics of Energy.  October 7, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Josh Busby, Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas-Austin, presenting a in person seminar titled States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security.  October 6, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is the Quantifying Rock Characteristics in the San Andres Formation that Promote CO2 Sequestration, Permian Basin, USA presented by Mitch Schneider, MS Student, Department of Geology, colorado School of Mines.  October 5, 2022.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we present an award winning documentary film titled Net Zero from Rational Middle.  After the movie there will be an insightful panel conversation with Rational Middle documentary maker Gregory Kallenberg, and industry experts Glenn Wright, Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions, and Greg Clough, Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines. September 28, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is Permitting Overview for Class VI and LCFS Certified CO2 Sequestration in the United States presented by Jessica Gregg, Director, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, Carbon America. September 28, 2022.
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  • Please join the Institute of the Americas and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian presenting a seminar titled Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition.  September 28, 2022.
  • Please join the Global Clean Energy Action Forum as they welcome Colorado School of Mines Walt Copan, Rod Eggert, and Morgan Bazilian, presenting a seminar titled Critical Minerals in Pittsburgh, PA.  September 23, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Christopher Higgins, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Forever Chemicals in our Water? The Growing Importance of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Contaminants.  September 22, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines every Wednesday for a hybrid topical CCUS discussion and coffee hour hosted by CCUS Program Manager Anna Littlefield from 10:00AM – 11:00AM in Coorstek, Room 370.  Today’s topic is the Primacy: What is it Good For presented by Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange, Professor of Economics, Director of the Mineral and Energy Economics Program, Colorado School of Mines.  September 14, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Zubin Bamji, Program Manager, Energy & Extractives Global Practice, World Bank, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Towards Zero Routine Global Gas Flaring.  September 13, 2022.
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  • Please join Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative for the first-ever Innovation Forum and Innov8x Challenge event.  The Global Energy Future INNOVATION FORUM on September 7, 2022 will showcase some of the most ground-breaking research that makes Mines the leader in solving the world’s biggest challenges to the global energy future. The Innov8x CHALLENGE on September 8, 2022 will feature presentations from Mines Students, pitching solutions to the most pressing Challenges and Problems facing industry today, and competing to win funding from GEFI to further pursue their innovative research. 
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager Brad Handler for a virtual discussion with Deb Chattopadhyay, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank titled Accelerated Retirement of Coal Plants. September 8, 2022.
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines is a proud supporter of the Atlantic Council‘s 2022 Veterans Advanced Energy Summit in Chicago, IL.  August 8 and August 9, 2022.
  • Please join the Missouri S&T, NSF, and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals and Energy Geopolitics.  August 5, 2022.
  • Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Christopher Elvidge presented for the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center in Singapore on the EOG research using the VIIRS Nightfire on July 27, 2022.
  • Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Director Christopher Elvidge presented for the National University of Singapore Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) on the EOG’s Data Gems From the Night VIIRS research on July 26, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Javier Blas, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, and Jack Farchy, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg News, presenting a virtual book launch for the newly published The World For Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources. July 7, 2022.
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  • Please join the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Christopher Elvidge, Director Payne Institute Earth Observation Group, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Overview of Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights.  June 1, 2022.
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  • Please join Nomadic Venture Partners and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a keynote address at the Industrial Climate Tech Summit.  June 1, 2022.
  • Please join the Denver Association of Business Economists and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Ian Lange, Economics and Business, presenting A Look at What is Ahead for Mineral and Energy Markets.  May 18, 2022.
  • Please join the Edison Electric Institute and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy, on a virtual panel titled Redesigning Supply Chains: People, Politics, Materials, Markets.  April 28, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jay Hakes, Presidential and Energy Historian, Author, and former Administrator of the U.S. Information Administration, presenting a virtual seminar titled University Research for the Future of Energy.  April 27, 2022.
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  • Please join the Global Chamber Denver and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jordy Lee, Payne Institute Program Manager, presenting a seminar titled Why Isn’t Everyone Driving an Electric Vehicle?  April 26, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Adrian Tuck, Chief Executive Officer, Uplight, presenting a virtual seminar titled Building a Unicorn in the Clean Energy Market – Lessons from the Field.  April 26, 2022.
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  • Please join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we congratulate Payne Institute Fellow Alex Gilbert as one of the winners of the 2021 IAEA International Essay Competition on Nuclear Law for Students and Early Career Professionals.  April 26, 2022.
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  • The Payne Institute and the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University hosted a two event for the University Energy Institute Collaborative at Colorado School of Mines.  This first-of-its-kind partnership of U.S. university-based energy institutes formed to address the critical challenges facing America’s energy systems. Partners include over 150 energy institutes and a network of energy experts from around the world working together to inspire meaningful research, engage scholarship, inform regional and national policy, impact decision-making, and re-imagine energy education to be ready to create the future of energy systems.  April 26 and 27, 2022.
  • Please join NREL and the Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Anna Littlefield, Payne Institute CCUS Program Manager, presenting a seminar titled Geotechnical Considerations for Policy-Makers.   April 25, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Tanya Heikkila, PhD, Professor, Co-Director, Center for Policy and Democracy, University of Colorado, Denver, presenting a virtual seminar titled Unpacking the Intensity of Policy Conflicts: Lessons from Debates Over Shale Oil and Gas in the U.S.  April 19, 2022.
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  • Please join the Dartmouth Engineering and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, presenting a virtual seminar titled Geopolitics of Energy Transitions. April 15, 2022.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Peter B. Kelemen, Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor, Columbia University, presenting a live seminar titled Carbon Mineralization for CO2 Removal from Air and Permanent Storage at the Gigaton Scale.  April 8, 2022.
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  • Please join the Columbia University Climate School – The Earth Institute and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Rethinking the Sustainability of the Clean Energy Transition.  April 8, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy and Humanitarian Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Brian McAdoo, Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Science at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, and Dr. Eliza Hotchkiss, Senior Resilience Analyst and Group Manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, presenting a virtual seminar titled Energy System Resistance to Natural Hazards. April 7, 2022.
  • Please join the Mines Research Council, RTT Office and Arthur Lakes Library as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Robert Braun, Rowlinson Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Mines/NREL Advanced Energy Systems Program presenting a seminar titled Prospects of Emerging Electrochemical Energy Systems for Energy Storage and Conversion. March 31, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and Rystad Energy as we welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Brad Handler presenting a virtual seminar titled Creating a Sustainable Future. March 31, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy and Humanitarian Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute, presenting a seminar titled Geopolitics of Energy Transitions. March 30, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Todd Chapman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil and Ecuador, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals and Mining in South America.  March 29, 2022.
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  • Please join the Mines Natural Resources and Energy Policy and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Will Toor, Executive Director, Colorado Energy Office, presenting a seminar live in CoorsTek Science and Engineering Center, 140 (Studio), or virtual titled Achieving Climate Goals: Colorado’s GHG Roadmap.  March 17, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Randy Bell, Senior Director and Richard Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security, Atlantic Council, presenting a virtual seminar titled Energy Politics.  March 15, 2022.
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  • Please join IHS Market and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy, presenting at CERA Week 2022 in Houston, TX.  March 9, 2022.
  • Please join the Center for Western Priorities and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Program Manager Brad Handler presenting a virtual seminar titled U.S. Oil Industry Activity Levels and Recent Oil and Natural Gas Prices. March 9, 2022.
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  • Please join the Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, NREP, and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as presenting a seminar titled Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: History, Energy, and Cybersecurity. March 3, 2022.
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  • Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian along with Shalanda Baker, Deputy Director for the Energy Justice Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the US Department of Interior, addressed the 2022 Fellowship Recruitments of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute in a private event. March 2, 2022.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Arvind Ravikumar, Research Associate Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas – Austin​, presenting a virtual seminar titled Can We Finally Solve the Methane Challenge?  March 1, 2022.
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  • Please join us for the inaugural Mines Methane Symposium – Issues and Opportunities held virtually, bringing together thought leaders from industry, academia, think tanks, and U.S. state and federal government, as well as foreign government leaders on the economic, policy and technology issues and opportunities related to addressing methane emissions. February 17, 2022
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative, EnerCom and Mines Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center as they welcome Keynote speaker Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian for The Energy Venture Investment Summit. February 16 and Thursday, February 17, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Colorado Senator Chris Hansen, Senate District 31, presenting a virtual seminar titled Colorado Energy Policy: Trends and Options for the Future.  February 8, 2022.
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  • Please join the Mines Investment Club and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Brad Handler, Payne Institute Research Associate, presenting a virtual seminar titled Introduction to the Role of Sell-Side Equity Research.  February 7, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Deb Chattopadhyay, Leader, Power System Planning Group, World Bank, presenting a virtual seminar titled Regional Integration of Power Systems: Issues and Case Studies on Economic Benefits of Interconnection.  February 1, 2022.
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  • Please join the Energy for Growth Hub and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Brad Handler, Payne Institute Research Associate, presenting a virtual seminar titled How Public Funders can Help Take Coal Offline Ahead of Schedule and Promote a Just Transition in Low-Income and Emerging Economies.  January 27, 2022.
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  • Please join the World Bank and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, presenting a virtual seminar titled What’s Next with Green Finance and Carbon Markets?  January 27, 2022.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Bryan Hannegan, President and CEO, Holy Cross Energy, presenting a virtual seminar titled Our Journey to 100% Clean Energy.  January 18, 2022.
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  • Please join Our Energy Policy and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Morgan D. Bazilian, Director Payne Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals: America’s Achilles’ Heel?  January 12, 2022.
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2021 Events Archive 

  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome moderators Mark Deinert and Morgan Bazilian with Shannon Bragg-Sitton, John Jackson, Ken Darlington, Cristian Rabiti, Jonathan Hackett, Briana Gunn, Don Strickland, Alice Wong, and Scott Melbye, presenting a virtual seminar titled Microreactors to Meet ESG Goals in Mining Operations.  Individual presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion.  December 15, 2021.
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  • The Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange is speaking at a private event for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the Department of Treasury on the Implications of the Energy Transition on Fossil-Fuel Producing Communities on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
  • Please join European Space Agency and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan D. Bazilian, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Geopolitics of Energy Transition – Space-based Solar Power for Net Zero.  December 9, 2021.
  • Please join REthink Energy and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Morgan D. Bazilian presenting a virtual seminar titled International Reflections on the Outcome of COP-26.  December 7, 2021.
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  • Please join the 21st Century Energy Transition for the Transformations: Energy, Infrastructure, eMobility Conference.  November 18, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Mauricio Gutierrez, President and Chief Executive Officer, NRG Energy, and Mines Alumni, presenting a virtual seminar titled A Conversation on the Clean Energy Transition with Mauricio Gutierrez.  November 16, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Michael Turner, Director of Building Innovation & Energy Finance – Colorado Energy Office AND Laura Singer, CCUS Program Manager – Payne Institute for Public Policy presenting a virtual seminar titled Colorado’s CCUS Task Force and Key Policy Recommendations for States.  November 16, 2021.
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  • Please join the 21st Century Energy Transition for the Transformations: Energy, Infrastructure, eMobility Conference.  November 11, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Amy Myers Jaffe, Managing Director, Climate Policy Lab and Research Professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, presenting a virtual book launch titled Energy’s Digital Future – Harnessing Innovation for American Resilience and National Security.  November 11, 2021.
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  • The Colorado State Land Board welcomed Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian at the monthly Land Board meeting, presenting a seminar titled The Energy Mix of the Future – How do oil and gas companies fit into the world energy mix for the next 100 years? November 10, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and COMET at COP-26 as we welcome Jordy Lee, Program Manager, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative, Payne Institute for Public Policy, presenting a seminar titled A Deep Dive into the COMET Framework at COP-26.  November 5, 2021.
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  • Please join the 21st Century Energy Transition for the Transformations: Energy, Infrastructure, eMobility Conference. November 4, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for a Colorado Carbon Capture Use and Sequestration (CCUS) Task Force Virtual Public Engagement Session.  November 3, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Faculty Senate for their Distinguished Lecture Series as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Carolyn Koh, William K. Coors Distinguished Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Promise and Challenges of Gas Hydrates.  October 28, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. H. Şebnem Düzgün, Professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair of the Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines presenting a live and virtual seminar titled Big Data and AI in Mine Safety.  October 27, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech as we welcome Gosia Nowakowska-Miller, Allison Forrest, Kristi Disney Bruckner, Allison Coppel, and Sharon Flynn presenting a seminar titled ESG in the Field.  October 26 from noon-2pm MT.  This event will not be recorded.
  • Please join World Learning Inc. as they welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange, Associate Professor Economics and Business, and Director of the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Mines, presenting a keynote on Critical Minerals.  October 20, 2021.
  • Please join the Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines as they welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange, Associate Professor Economics and Business, and Director of the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Mines presenting a live and virtual seminar titled Mining Policy from an Insiders Prospective.  October 20, 2021.
  • Please join the Atlantic Council and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Advisory Council member for the Veterans Energy Initiative, presenting a webinar titled Geopolitics of the Energy Transition.  Tuesday, October 19, 2021.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Allyson Anderson Book, Vice President of Energy Transition, Baker Hughes, presenting a virtual seminar titled Sustainability and the Supply Chain.  October 14, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Stephen Hammer, Advisor, Global Partnerships and Strategy, World Bank Climate Change Group, presenting a virtual seminar titled Mind the Gap – Finding the Trillions Needed for Global Climate Action.  October 7, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Matt Gallagher, Mines Alumni, Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greenlake Energy Ventures, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Fossil Future – Where Does Old Fossil Fit in a Low Carbon Future.  October 1, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech as we welcome Fellow Rod Eggert, Professor, Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Deputy Director of Critical Materials Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Mineral and Sustainable Development.  September 28, 2021.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Lawrence Jones, Vice President, International Programs at the Edison Electric Institute, presenting a virtual seminar titled Pathways to Resilient Energy Infrastructures for a Net Zero World.  September 16, 2021.
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  • Please join the Instytut Polityki Energetycznej and  Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals at the 6th Scientific Conference – Energy Security – Pillars and Development Perspective 2021. September 13, 2021.
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  • Please join the ISME 2021 and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Christopher Elvidge, Senior Research Associate, Payne Institute Earth Observation Group, presenting a virtual seminar titled Shining a Light on a Dark Ocean – All Domain Remote Sensing.  September 9, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Colorado State Senator Chris Hansen, Senate District 31, presenting a virtual seminar titled Colorado’s Energy Landscape with Chris Hansen. September 9, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome moderators Mark Deinert and Morgan Bazilian with panelists Daniel Kammen, John Kotek, Allison Macfarlane, Rachel Slaybaugh, and Frank N. von Hippel, presenting a virtual seminar titled The Role of Nuclear Power in Addressing Climate Change.  August 27, 2021.  Individual presentation from the panelists will be followed by a roundtable discussion.
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  • Please join the COGA Energy Summit, Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Laura Singer presenting a seminar titled Mitigating GHGs – Challenges, Opportunities and a Realistic Path Forward. August 24, 2021.
  • Please join the Atlantic Council and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Geopolitics of the Energy Transition.  The 2021 Advanced Energy Week is Monday, August 2 – Friday, August 6, 2021. Dr. Morgan Bazilian is speaking from 2:00pm – 4:00pm MT on Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
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  • Please join the United States Energy Association as they welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Roderick G. Eggert,  Professor, Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Deputy Director of the Critical Materials Institute, presenting a webinar titled Mineral Resources for the Energy Transition: Research Needs for Assuring a Resilient Supply Chain.  August 2 – Tuesday, August 3, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Michael Cohen, Chief U.S. Economist and Head of Oil Analysis at bp, discussing the 70th bp Statistical Review of World Energy.  July 29, 2021.
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  • Please join the Resilient Infrastructure + Security Energy Consortium (RISE) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Supply Chain + Critical Materials Security. July 28, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development as we welcome Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Critical Minerals in the Americas: Understanding the Opportunity.  July 27, 2021.
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  • Please join the UNSA and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines presenting a webinar titled the Center for Training and Management in Conflict Resolution over Natural Resources from UNSA.  June 23, 2021.
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  • Please join Sustainable Energy for All and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Todd Moss, Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub, Katie Auth, Policy Director, Energy for Growth Hub, Mines PhD Student John Ayaburi, Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, and Greer Gosnell, Senior Research Associate, Payne Institute presenting a webinar titled New Metrics for Energy Access.  June 22, 2021.
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  • The Canadian American Business Council and our partners the Battery Materials and Technology Coalition, the Payne Institute of the Colorado School of Mines, and the Province of Québec invite you to a roundtable discussion on Canada-U.S. collaboration on critical minerals processing. Joining the roundtable is Payne Faculty Fellow Dr. Ian Lange, Director, Mineral and Energy Economics Program at Colorado School of Mines.  June 17, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative for an evening with John Bradford, Mines’ Vice President for Global Initiatives, discussing the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative.  June 16, 2021.
  • Please join the Peruvian Engineers Association and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition. June 9, 2021.
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Kansas City Federal Reserve Board welcome Fellow Brad Handler presenting a private webinar titled U.S. Oil & Gas Adapts to Climate Change.  June 3, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Susan Shannon, Vice President Government Relations, International Organizations and Policy, Shell, presenting a webinar titled Powering Progress.  May 20, 2021.
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  • Please join the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium as we welcome Deputy Director Greg Clough for a webinar titled Supply Chain Transparency. May 14, 2021.
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  • Please join Energy vs. Climate and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Thomas Koch Blank,senior principal at RMI, presenting a webinar titled Decarbonizing Heavy Industry.  May 6, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Roger Duncan, retired Research Fellow at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, and General Manager of Austin Energy, and Dr. Michael E. Webber, Chief Science and Technology Officer at ENGIE, and Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas, Austin, presenting a webinar book launch for Future of Buildings, Transportation, and Power.  May 5, 2021.
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  • Please join the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium as we welcome Program Manager Jordy Lee for a webinar titled Clean Energy Investment: How Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is Playing a Big Role. May 4, 2021.
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  • Please join the Canadian Renewable Energy Association and Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Payne Institute Senior Research Associate, presenting a webinar titled Exploring Opportunities for Green Hydrogen.  April 29, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Eric Blank, Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, presenting a webinar titled Colorado Clean Energy Policy: A Regulatory View.  April 27, 2021.
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  • Please join the Embassy of Canada and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director, moderates a webinar titled Delivering Climate Ambition.  April 27, 2021.
  • Please join CNBC and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as our Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian discusses President Biden’s Climate Summit.  April 22, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, U.S. Navy, Retired, presenting a webinar titled Climate Change and National Security: The Need to Address a Growing Global Threat. April 22, 2021.
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  • Please join Energy vs. Climate and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ken Caldeira, Gates Ventures, presenting a webinar titled What Can We Know About Energy Futures? April 22, 2021.
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  • Please join the Atlantic Council and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Morgan Bazilian speaking at a webinar titled Sustainable Minerals for the Energy Transition.  April 21, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dustin Mulvaney, Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San José State University (SJSU), presenting a webinar titled Circular Economies to Decarbonize Electricity and Mobility.  April 20, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jeffrey Ackermann, former Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission presenting a webinar titled Public Policy, Public Utilities and (Regulatory) Pursuit of the Public Interest.  April 15, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Neil Fromer, Executive Director, Programs, Resnick Sustainability Institute, California Institute of Technology, presenting a webinar titled Decarbonizing Industrial Production.  April 13, 2021.
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  • Please join the American Association of Geographers and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Tilottama Ghosh, Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Research Associate, presenting a webinar titled Using Building Volume Per Capita (BVPC) to Assess Spatial Inequality in Denver and Surrounding Counties.  April 10, 2021.
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  • Please join Energy vs. Climate and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Amy Meyers Jaffe, Research Professor and Managing Director of the Climacy Lab at Tufts University, presenting a webinar titled Decarbonizing Transportation.  April 8, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Paula Gant, PhD., Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Gas Technology Institute (GTI), presenting a webinar titled Managing Carbon, Growing Economies: Ambition. Innovation. Scale. Collaboration. All Required. April 8, 2021.
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  • Please join the Inter-American Development Bank and the  Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Senior Research Associate, presenting a webinar titled Argentina’s Lithium Strategy.  April 7, 2021.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Eamon Ryan T.D, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Ireland, presenting a webinar titled Ireland’s Climate Change Strategy. April 7, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Andrew L. Spielman, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP, presenting a webinar titled Colorado’s Energy Future: Are We There Yet?  April 6, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Getches-Wilkinson Center, CU Law School, as we welcome Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, Sharon Jacobs, Associate Professor and Board Member of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University of Colorado Law School, and Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled A Conversation on Energy and Climate with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.  March 26, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome moderator John Bradford, Vice President for Global Initiatives, Colorado School of Mines, and Manika Prasad, Professor Geophysics, presenting a webinar titled CCUS @ Mines Research Showcase.  March 25, 2021.  Various Colorado School of Mines researchers will be presenting.
    Jared Carbone presentation notes
    Brandon Dugan presentation notes
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  • Please join the Calgary Climate Symposium as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Rebuilding Alberta’s Energy Sector.   March 25, 2021.
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  • Please join the FGL Society and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, presenting a webinar titled Climate Emergency and Canada’s Energy Future.  March 24, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Former Colorado Governor and Director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University, presenting a webinar titled The Energy Transition and Public Policy.  March 23, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, presenting a webinar titled The Role of Carbon Capture in Helping to Meet Climate Goals.  March 22, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Keynote Speakers Doug Conquest, Vice President, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Services, and Charlene Russell, Chief Commercial Officer, Carbon America, presenting at the Mines CCUS Expo.  March 18 and Friday, March 19, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Alex Gilbert, Project Manager, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, presenting a webinar titled Governance of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World. March 16, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Integrated CCUS Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Lee Beck, CCUS Policy Innovation Director, Clean Air Task Force, Samantha McCulloch, Head of CCUS Unit, International Energy Agency, and Michael Weiner, Associate Director, Carbon Utilization Research Council, presenting a webinar titled Policy Perspective for CCUS. March 11, 2021.
    Presentation Notes – Beck
    Presentation Notes – McCulloch
    Presentation Notes – Weiner
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  • Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Solar in Alberta: What Does it Look Like and How Do We Manage It?  March 5, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome George Sparks, President and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, presenting a webinar titled Merit and Equity in a Capitalist Meritocracy.  March 4, 2021.
    George Sparks recommended reading list
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  • The Payne Institute for Public Policy, Mines DI&A, and Mines Athletics are pleased to host a webinar book launch featuring Johnnie Johnson and Dr. Michael E. Webber on their new collaboration “From Athletics to Engineering: 8 Ways to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All.” March 3, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. Costa Samaras, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, presenting a webinar titled Assessing U.S. Passenger Vehicle Decarbonization Under Electrification and Automation Uncertainty.  March 2, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines and the Getches-Wilkinson Center, CU Law School, as we welcome Eric Blank, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Julie Murphy, Director, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Sharon Jacobs, Associate Professor and Board Member of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University of Colorado Law School, and Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Energy and Climate Law and Policy in Colorado.   February 26, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Christopher Smith, Senior Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Cheniere, presenting a webinar titled The Role of Natural Gas in the Clean Energy Economy of the Future.  February 25, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Advisory Board Member David Victor,  Professor; Center for Global Transformation Endowed Chair in Innovation and Public Policy and Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, and Danny Cullenward, Policy Director at CarbonPlan and lecturer at Stanford Law School, presenting a webinar on their new book titled Making Climate Policy Work.  February 23, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ambassador Samantha Power, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and author of The Education of an Idealist, for a webinar conversation.  February 16, 2021.
  • Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome  guest Laura Lynch of CBC’s What on Earth on the Energy vs. Climate series for a webinar titled Energy, Climate, and the Media: What Gets Lost in Translation. February 16, 2021.
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  • Please join the Institute of Internal Auditors Houston Chapter as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, presenting a webinar titled ESG Investing and what it means for the Energy Industry.  February 12, 2021.
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  • Please join the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance as they welcome Payne Institute Program Manager Jordy Lee presenting a webinar titled Extractive Industries: Green Transition in Mining.  February 11, 2021 at 9:00am.
    Detailed Webinar Summary
  • Please join the Vienna Energy Forum as they welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a webinar titled Industry Decarbonisation – Hard to Abate Sectors. February 10, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Scot W. Anderson, Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector, Hogan Lovells, presenting a webinar titled Addressing the Resource Curse.  February 9, 2021.
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  • Please join the Vail Symposium as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar titled Navigating the Energy Transition.  February 4, 2021.
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  • Please join Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Sara Hastings-Simon, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham, as they welcome Mark Jaccard, a professor at Simon Fraser University where he currently directs the School of Resource and Environmental Management, presenting a podcast titled Canada’s New Climate Plan.  February 4, 2021.
    PODCAST
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Advisory Board Member Dr. Daniel M. Kammen,  Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley, presenting a webinar titled Climate Justice and Global Decarbonization. February 4, 2021.
    Presentation Notes
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. Benjamin Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Economics & Business, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled Management of Flaring and Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Sector: Incentives and Constraints. February 2, 2021.
    Presentation Notes
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  • Please join Baker Hughes as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, presenting a webinar for their Annual Meeting.  February 1, 2021.
  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome J.W. Postal, CEO & Founder at Nikola Power, presenting a webinar titled Mitigating Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence. January 28, 2021.
    Presentation Notes
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Dr. Roderick G. Eggert, Professor, Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics, Deputy Director of Critical Materials Institute, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled US Public Policy Toward Critical Materials – Neoliberalism, Industrial Policy, and a Bit of History.  January 26, 2021.
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  • Please join the Rockefeller Foundation as they welcome Fellow Todd Moss, Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub, presenting a webinar titled Raising Energy Ambitions: The Modern Energy Minimum.  January 26, 2021.
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  • Please join the Mines Global Energy Future Initiative and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman at IHS Markit, presenting at webinar on his new book titled THE NEW MAP – Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.  January 21, 2021.
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  • Please join CleanTech Forum San Francisco as they welcome Payne Institute Senior Research Associate Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon presenting a webinar titled Betting on Hydrogen – but How Much is Hype?  January 20, 2021.
  • Please join the Denver Council on Foreign Relations as they welcome Payne Institute Director Morgan D. Bazilian presenting a webinar titled Critical Minerals & U.S. National Security.   January 19, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Alice K. Jackson, President, Xcel Energy – Colorado, presenting at webinar titled Considerations in Building an Economic Low Carbon Electric System.   January 19, 2021.
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  • Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian is presenting at the Atlantic Council private workshop focused on the geopolitics of critical mineral supply chains organized on the sidelines of the Global Energy Forum, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. January 18, 2021.
  • Please join Colorado Governor Jared Polis sharing an update on Colorado’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap. Gov. Polis will be joined by members of the General Assembly, the clean energy and utility sector, and members of his Cabinet. January 14, 2021.
  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor, presenting at webinar titled Equinor Energy Perspectives – Long-Term Macro and Energy Market Outlook. January 14, 2021.
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  • Please join The Gulf Intelligence “Global” UAE Energy Forum 2021 as they welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting a webinar titled How Can Biden Reposition the US as a Climate Leader in his First 100 Days in Office? January 13, 2021.
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  • Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Corby Anderson, Harrison-Western Professor, Associate Director, Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled Innovation in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy in the Production of High Tech and Critical Metals.  January 7, 2021.
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  • Please join the American Economic Association as they welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute of Public Policy, presenting a webinar titled Flaring in a Global Context.   January 4, 2021.

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