Bono and economist Jeffrey Sachs at the Glucksman Ireland House Daniel Patrick Moynihan lecture. By Irish America Staff
Glucksman Ireland House New York University (NYU), presented its inaugural Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on October 5.
Musician and political activist U2’s Bono introduced Columbia University’s Professor Jeffrey Sachs, the author of the bestselling book The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time.
Bono, whose intensive lobbying of politicians all over the world recently helped force a promise from wealthy nations to cancel $100 billion worth of poor countries’ debt, acknowledged Sachs as his mentor. “It’s a long time since I’ve been a warm-up act, but on this occasion I am happy I am,” he told the audience. He said Sachs, whose class he attended at Harvard, “sees the faces through the spreadsheets.
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World-class congress to take place virtually from June 15-16.
Congress will bring together a broad spectrum of stakeholders to map out a bold new approach to how energy is produced, distributed, and consumed.
LONDON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ dmg events announced the launch of the Citizens Energy Congress, a unique energy industry event committed to resetting the energy agenda, post COVID-19, to drive the transition to a low carbon energy system that balances affordable energy access and climate change commitments.
The Citizens Energy Congress will be a virtual event taking place from June 15-16. It will connect the fragmented, divergent, and polarising perspectives around energy and accelerate the industry s response to growing pressure for a bold new approach to how energy is produced, distributed, and consumed.