Tonight on cspan2, Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming un conference. Then part of the Federalist Society conference with a discussion on civil rights and criminal justice. Later a look at the Political Engagement of young people around the world Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming Un Climate Change Conference and the Obama Administration policy of promoting clean energy technology. His remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace include questions from the comments. Audience. This is an hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I am the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It is truly an honor and privilege to welcome the sec. Of energy to carnegie. Those who have had the good fortune are familiar with his mit smarts and some of you have had the misfortune of negotiating with him are familiar with his toughness. All of you i suspect our familiar with his viral late night tv appearances. Ive learned a lot from him over the years ernie is not onl
Young people in Politics Around the world. Activists talk about what they are doing to get millennials involved in the political process. This is one and a half hours. Hours. Hello everyone, thank you for being here today. My name my name is and johnson, i am the executive director we are excited about the conversation starting today about young people in Civic Engagement and social change in here in the u. S. And around the world. Generation progress as an organization that works with the millennial generation here in the u. S. The millennials are defined as people born between 1980 and 2000. Although it depends on who is to find it. The millennial generation generation is the largest generation in our history. There are in the year 2020 millennials will make up 20 20 of the voting age population in the u. S. There is conversation about what is going on with young people in the United States and their political participation. As an organization we focus on engaging young people around