Makena Coffman, associate professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, presents Energy and Greenhouse Gas Policy in Hawaiʻi, on Tuesday, April 21, 11:30 a.m. in Hamilton Library Room 301 as part of the UH Mānoa Faculty Lecture Series.
Hawaiʻi has adopted aggressive goals for the adoption of renewable energy. Electric utilities must provide a minimum of 40 percent of electricity sales through renewable sources by the year 2030. There are voluntary commitments to achieve 65 percent by this time, and legislative proposals to achieve 100 percent by 2040.
Coffman will discuss the federal and state policies motivating renewable energy adoption in Hawaiʻi as well as alternative scenarios to achieve higher levels of renewable energy, including economic and greenhouse gas impacts.
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Coffman teaches graduate courses in environmental planning related to climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Asia/Pacific region, energy and environmental policy and planning methods.
She specializes in economic-environment modeling. Coffman holds a BA in international relations from Stanford University and a PhD in economics from UH Mānoa. She is a research fellow with the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.
For more information, download the event flyer or visit the Mānoa Faculty Lecture Series webpage.
