The following synopsis has been provided by Dr. Paul Werbos:

From my years running Adaptive and Intelligent Systems and Electric Power Research at NSF (until 2015) , I learned that new technologies — some well proven and grounded in work centered in the IEEE Power and Energy Society — would allow us to stop climate destruction much sooner and faster, and at lower cost, than any of the schemes we have heard from policy gatherings like COP26 or legislation anywhere on earth, including even the 2009 Obama climate bill which I evaluated for an office of the US Senate in 2009. Based on my talks and papers on the risks and solutions (www.werbos.com/climate_extinction_risk_and_solutions.htm), the IEEE/Wiley Series Editor for Power and Energy asked me to organize an edited book, by creating new connections and dialogue between all the players who are truly at the scientific and technical front lines of the risk and of the new solutions. This was an incredible learning experience, bringing out risks, near-term opportunities and optimal tradeoffs no one on earth knew about before these discussions and new networks. This talk will give an overview of the most important highlights, and opportunities for action.

Speaker:

• Paul Werbos