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'''Christopher Flavin''' is the former president of the [[Worldwatch Institute]], an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in [[Washington, DC]]. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the [[Business Council for Sustainable Energy]] and is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigpicture.tv/speakers/939d67499 |title=bigpicture.tv |access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824105456/http://www.bigpicture.tv/speakers/939d67499 |archive-date=24 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His research and writing focus is international energy and climate policy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crest.org/repp_pubs/articles/issuebr11/index_ib11.html |title=Climate of Opportunity: Renewable Energy After Kyoto |access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630125134/http://www.crest.org/repp_pubs/articles/issuebr11/index_ib11.html |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=report>[http://www.worldwatch.org/press/prerelease/EWP178.pdf Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320011739/http://www.worldwatch.org/press/prerelease/EWP178.pdf |date=2009-03-20 }} p. 4.</ref>One of his popular quotes on Sustainability states " Building a world where we meet our own needs without denying future generations a healthy society is not impossible, as some would assert. The question is where societies choose to put their creative efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|last2=admin|date=2019-10-18|title=64 Best Quotes About Sustainability (Including Inspiring, Funny & Short)|url=https://greencoast.org/quotes-about-sustainability/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=greencoast.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Christopher Flavin''' is the former president of the [[Worldwatch Institute]], an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in [[Washington, DC]]. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the [[Business Council for Sustainable Energy]] and is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigpicture.tv/speakers/939d67499 |title=bigpicture.tv |access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824105456/http://www.bigpicture.tv/speakers/939d67499 |archive-date=24 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His research and writing focus is international energy and climate policy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crest.org/repp_pubs/articles/issuebr11/index_ib11.html |title=Climate of Opportunity: Renewable Energy After Kyoto |access-date=12 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630125134/http://www.crest.org/repp_pubs/articles/issuebr11/index_ib11.html |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=report>[http://www.worldwatch.org/press/prerelease/EWP178.pdf Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320011739/http://www.worldwatch.org/press/prerelease/EWP178.pdf |date=2009-03-20 }} p. 4.</ref> One of his popular quotes on Sustainability states "Building a world where we meet our own needs without denying future generations a healthy society is not impossible, as some would assert. The question is where societies choose to put their creative efforts".<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|last2=admin|date=2019-10-18|title=64 Best Quotes About Sustainability (Including Inspiring, Funny & Short)|url=https://greencoast.org/quotes-about-sustainability/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=greencoast.org|language=en-US}}</ref>


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Christopher Flavin in 2010.

Christopher Flavin is the former president of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization focused on natural resource and environmental issues, based in Washington, DC. He is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.[1] His research and writing focus is international energy and climate policy.[2][3] One of his popular quotes on Sustainability states "Building a world where we meet our own needs without denying future generations a healthy society is not impossible, as some would assert. The question is where societies choose to put their creative efforts".[4]

Biography

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Christopher Flavin has participated in several notable international conferences, including the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997. He has testified before national and state legislatures and meets frequently with government and international leaders.[3]

Flavin is a native of Monterey, California and a cum laude graduate of Williams College, where he studied economics, biology, and environmental studies.[5]

Selected publications

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  • Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution, W.W. Norton, 1994.
  • Rising Sun, Gathering Winds: Policies to Stabilize the Climate and Strengthen Economies, Worldwatch Paper 138, November 1997.
  • Regular contributions to State of the World, Vital Signs and World Watch.
  • Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap, 2008.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "bigpicture.tv". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Climate of Opportunity: Renewable Energy After Kyoto". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  3. ^ a b Low-Carbon Energy: A Roadmap Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine p. 4.
  4. ^ admin; admin (18 October 2019). "64 Best Quotes About Sustainability (Including Inspiring, Funny & Short)". greencoast.org. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ Worldwatch Institute Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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