
Distinguished ĢAV Professor; Director, Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy; ĢAV Affiliate (College of Science)
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Andrew Light is Distinguished ĢAV Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Atmospheric Sciences. In January 2025 he returned to Mason after four years in public service as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Over the course of his career, Andrew has made significant contributions and held positions of leadership both in public policy and in the academy. For the last twenty years he built on his previous academic work to join the front lines of international climate and energy policy. Most recently he served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, nominated by President Biden on April 28, 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 11, 2021.
Leading a team of over 100 civil servants and other political appointees, and in cooperation with hundreds of colleagues throughout the Energy Department, the U.S. National Laboratories, and other U.S. government partners, Andrew and team accelerated and expanded some three dozen bilateral clean energy dialogues, forums, councils, and partnerships with countries from all regions of the world, including the landmark initiative, and a massive expansion of work with , a country of special expertise and importance for Andrew. This all of the above approach accelerated U.S. cooperation on nuclear, renewables, abated fossil fuels, and new technologies such as hydrogen and advanced geothermal further than they had ever gone before, all to respond to the threat of climate change, grow good-paying in the burgeoning global clean energy market, and overcome legacy unleashing billions of dollars of clean energy investment.
Over the last four years in multilateral forums, Andrew was: lead U.S. negotiator and Ministerial Sherpa for the energy tracks of the , , Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation platform (APEC, including the 2023 ), and energy sector initiatives under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (in particular as chief architect of the COP 29 1500GW ); Vice Chair of the Governing Board of the (IEA -- including lead for the 2022 ); led transformative changes to the and platforms -- especially the largest and most ambitious ministerial of both organizations, the 2022 in Pittsburgh; and with his team expanded and strengthened several regional energy and climate cooperation platforms, in particular, P-TECC, the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation, with 24 Eastern European Countries on clean energy, climate, and energy security (watch opening of 2024 Ministerial ), and the U.S.-Baltics 3+1 Energy Dialogue focused in large measure to provide sustained technical and diplomatic support for the historic desynchronization of the Baltic States from the Russian controlled electricity grid, and synchronization with the EU grid on , which Andrew attended in person in his private capacity on Baltic Energy Independence Day.
In addition to this work on clean energy, Andrew was one of the lead U.S. government officials working on the U.S. and allied response to the global energy impacts of Russia's war on Ukraine. This work with his team included: negotiating the two biggest in history from the International Energy Agency in March and April 2022 to respond to supply disruptions and stabilize markets; working with EU and non-EU European countries on diversifying gas supply away from Russia and rapidly accelerating Europe's transition away from fossil fuels; coordinating with the Department of Treasury on the design and implementation of the price cap on Russian oil as well as other sanctions; and, starting in December 2022, with his team to deliver emergency high voltage electric grid equipment to Ukraine after Russian began its sustained and continuing attack on the civilian population through a systematic and reckless assault on Ukraine's energy system. All of this work at DOE was fully supported and advanced by Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Deputy Secretary David Turk.
Previously, from 2013-2016, Andrew served as Senior Adviser and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change, and as a Staff Climate Adviser in Secretary of State John Kerry's Office of Policy Planning in the U.S. Department of State. In this capacity he was Co-Chair of the U.S.-India Joint Working Group on Combating Climate Change, which included over a dozen tracks of significant cooperation on climate for the first time in the two countries' diplomatic history, Chair of the Climate Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals across all agencies for the U.S. government, and served on the senior strategy team for the UN climate negotiations.
In recognition of this work, Andrew was awarded an Administrator's Gold Medal Award from the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration in December 2024 for work that resolved a more than decade long dispute between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea on civil nuclear cooperation, and reinforcing export control regimes in both countries, which helped to foster a companion private sector agreement; in January 2023, a Secretary of Energy Achievement Award for collective work exhibiting "extraordinary dedication to the Presidential-level commitment to provide emergency energy assistance to Ukraine following Russia's invasion"; a shared Superior Honor Award, from the U.S. Department of State in July 2016, for “contributions to the U.S. effort that made the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, where the landmark Paris Agreement was concluded, a historic success"; and in June 2017 the inaugural Public Philosophy Award, from the International Society for Environmental Ethics, which was then designated the annual .
Between these government positions, Andrew pursued policy advocacy as Distinguished Senior Fellow in the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., primarily leading alternative "track two" negotiations on U.S.-China, U.S.-India, and U.S.-EU climate and energy cooperation, and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he was chief adviser on international climate policy to the center's founder and chairman, , working on a wide variety of efforts, especially including mitigation of short-lived but highly disruptive climate pollutants, such as HFCs, methane, and black carbon.
In those capacities, as a member of the GMU faculty, and individually, he has contributed to over 20 major policy reports, including, (National Academies of Science, 2021), Jay Inslee's Plan for Global Climate Mobilization (2020), (Bloomberg Philanthropies, 2020), which analyzed the scope and resilience of U.S. non-federal action on climate change during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fourth U.S National Climate Assessment, (USGCRP, 2018), and (World Resources Institute, 2019).
In his academic work Andrew is the author of over 100 articles and book chapters on climate change, restoration ecology, and urban sustainability, and has authored, co-authored, and edited 19 books, including The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics (Routledge, 2022), Environmental Values (Routledge, 2008), Controlling Technology (Prometheus, 2005), Moral and Political Reasoning in Environmental Practice (MIT, 2003), Technology and the Good Life? (Chicago, 2000), and Environmental Pragmatism (Routledge, 1996). He has previously taught at a variety of institutions, including the Environmental Conservation Program at NYU and the School of Public Affairs and Department of Philosophy at the ĢAV of Washington, Seattle.
Selected Reports
(Washington, D.C.: National Academies of Science 2021)
An International Climate Agenda for the Next Administration (2020)
(New York: Bloomberg Philanthropies 2020)
(Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute, February 2019).
(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Global Change Research Program, November 2018). Review Editor for Chapter 29, “Mitigation: Avoiding and Reducing Long-Term Risks.”
(Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute, October 2018).
(Washington, D.C.: Forum for Solar Radiation Management, October 2018).
. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress and World Resources Institute, June 2016).
. (Washington, D.C.: Climate Advisers and Center for American Progress, April 2013).
. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, March 2013).
The U.S. Role in International Climate Finance: A Blueprint for Near Term Leadership. (Washington, D.C.: Alliance for Climate Protection and Center for American Progress, December 2010).
. Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress and Asia Society, November 2009.
Media Highlights
Watch Andrew's 2023 testimony and Q&A before the Senate Energy and Commerce Committee in the hearing
Listen to Andrew's 2023 interview with the Department of Energy's Direct Current podcast, , about the work of his Office of International Affairs, sending over 890 pieces of high voltage emergency equipment to Ukraine starting in December 2022, in response to the Russian attacks on grid.
Read Andrew's interview with on the recent past and potential future for U.S.-India cooperation on climate change and clean energy in 2020.
Watch Andrew's Mason Impact discussion of in 2020.
Watch Andrew's in-depth 2019 interview and questions from callers on on the current state of domestic and international climate policy and politics.
Watch Andrew's on the release of the Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment, and listen to his NPR interview on the assessment in 2018.
Listen to Andrew's interviews on NPR's and on the announcement of the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in 2017.
on historic agreement in the Montreal Protocol to get rid of the most potent greenhouse gases in 2016.
Curriculum Vitae
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Institute for Philosophy and Public
Policy George Mason ĢAV
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EDUCATION
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Environmental Risk Assessment, ĢAV of Alberta,1994-1997.
Ph.D., Philosophy, ĢAV of California, Riverside, 1996.
Graduate Work, Political Science Department, UCLA, 1993.
M. A., Philosophy, ĢAV of California, Riverside, 1992.
B. A., History, Political Science, and Philosophy, Mercer ĢAV, 1989. (Requirements for all three majors completed with honors in philosophy.)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
International Energy and Climate Policy and Diplomacy, Advanced Clean Energy Technology Cooperation and Development, Environmental Policy and Ethics
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Risk Assessment, Philosophy of Economics, Animal Welfare
EMPLOYMENT
2016-
Distinguished ĢAV Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Atmospheric Sciences
Director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy George Mason ĢAV, Fairfax and Arlington, Virginia
2021-2025
Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
Nominated by President Biden, April 28, 2021;unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate, August 11, 2021.
2016-2021
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Climate Change Program
World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.
Faculty Affiliate, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy Fletcher School of International Diplomacy, Tufts ĢAV
2013-2016
Senior Advisor and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change & Climate Change Staff Advisor, Secretary of State’s Office of Policy Planning
U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
2008-2013
Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy
Director, Center for Global Ethics
George Mason ĢAV, Fairfax, Virginia
Senior Fellow and Director, International Climate Policy
Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.
Senior Fellow, Energy and Society Program
German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, D.C.
2005-2008
Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Philosophy
Adjunct Professor of Geography and Forestry
ĢAV of Washington, Seattle
2000-2005
Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy (tenured Spring 2005)
Director, Environmental Conservation Education Program
New York ĢAV
Research Fellow, Institute for Environment, Philosophy, and Public Policy
Lancaster ĢAV, England
1998-2000
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
State ĢAV of New York, Binghamton
1996-1998
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, ĢAV of Montana
VISITING POSITIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2002-2003
Harrington Faculty Fellow, School of Architecture, ĢAV of Texas at Austin.
1999-2000
Center Fellow, International Center for Advanced Studies, New York Ծٲ.
Spring 1996
Visiting Lecturer, Environmental Studies Program,
Department of Geography, Tel Aviv ĢAV, Israel.
Spring 1991
Graduate Resident Fellow, Center for Ideas and Society,
ĢAV of California, Riverside.
PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS
Environmental Values, with John ’N and Alan Holland.
(London: Routledge Press, 2008), 233 pages.
Reel Arguments: Film, Philosophy, and Social Criticism.
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press,2003), 198 pages.
PUBLICATIONS - EDITED BOOKS
16. The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics, with Benjamin Hale and Lydia Lawhon. (London: Routledge Press, 2022), 850 pages.
15. Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture, with Peter Kroes, Stephen Moore, and Pieter Veermas. (Dordrecht: Springer Publishers, 2008), 359 pages.
14. The Aesthetics of Everyday Life, with Jonathan M. Smith. (New York: Columbia ĢAV Press, 2005), 224 pages.
13. Animal Pragmatism: Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships, with Erin McKenna. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana ĢAV Press, 2004), 254 pages.
12. Environmental Philosophy as Social Philosophy, with Cheryl Hughes. (Charlottesville, VA: Philosophy Doc. Center, 2004), 256 pages.
11. Moral and Political Reasoning in Environmental Practice, with Avner de-Shalit. (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003), 357 pages.
10. Controlling Technology, second edition, with Eric Katz and William Thompson. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2003), 532 pages.
9. Environmental Ethics: An Anthology, with Holmes Rolston III. (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003), 554 pages.
8. Beneath the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology, with Eric Katz and David Rothenberg. (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000), 328 pages.
7. Technology and the Good Life?, with Eric Higgs and David Strong. (Chicago: ĢAV of Chicago Press, 2000), 392 pages.
6. Race, Class, and Community Identity, with Mecke Nagel. (Amherst, NY: Humanity Books (Prometheus), 2000),233 pages.
5. Philosophies of Place, with Jonathan M. Smith. (Lanham, MD.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1999), 309 pages.
4. Social Ecology after Bookchin. (New York: Guilford Press,1998), 401 pages.
3. The Production of Public Space, with Jonathan. M. Smith. (Lanham, MD.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1998), 255 pages.
2. Space, Place, and Environmental Ethics, with Jonathan M. Smith. (Lanham, MD.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1997), 273 pages.
1. Environmental Pragmatism, with Eric Katz. (London and New York: Routledge Press,1996), 352 pages.
PUBLICATIONS - EDITED JOURNALS
A. Currently Editing
Ethics, Policy, and Environment, with Benjamin Hale (Routledge). Three issues a year since 2005.
B. Past Editing Experience
Philosophy and Geography, with J. M. Smith (Carfax). 2001-2004, 8 issues.
Canadian Philosophical Reviews (APP), with Roger Shiner and Alain Voizard. 1994-1996, 12 issues.
Research in Philosophy and Technology (JAI Press), Book Review Editor. 1994-1999, Vols. 16-18.
C. Guest Editor
Ethics, Policy, and Environment Vol. 24, No. 1., 2021, with Kenneth Shockley, “Eٳ in the ԳٳDZdzԱ,” 87 pages.
Environmental Values Vol. 23, No. 2, 2014, with Kenneth Shockley, “A岹پԲ to a Perilous ʱԱ,” 92 pages.
Journal of Social Philosophy Vol. 34, No. 1, 2003, with Christopher Wellman, “U Environmental ٳ,” 90 pages.
Ethics and the Environment Vol. 7, No. 1, 2002, “Nٳܰ as ܲ,” 51 pages.
Ethics and the Environment Vol. 4, No. 2, 1999, with Victoria Davion, “Ecofeminism,” 120 pages.
Ecosystem Health Vol. 4, No. 3, 1998, “EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics and Environmental Risk ѲԲԳ,” 29 pages (double pages).
Inquiry Vol. 39, No. 2, 1996, with David Rothenberg, “AԱ Naess’s Environmental ճdzܲ,” 144 pages.
PUBLICATIONS - POLICY REPORTS
All as contributor unless otherwise indicated.
20. Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance (Washington, D.C.: National Academies of Sciences Press, March 2021), 311 pages.
19. An International Climate Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration. (Washington, D.C.: Natural Resources Defense Council, October 2020), 29 pages.
18. Delivering on America’s Pledge: Achieving Climate Progress in 2020. (New York: Bloomberg Philanthropies, September 2020),84 pages.
17. Governor Jay Inslee’s Plan for Global Climate Mobilization. (Seattle, WA: Jay Inslee for President, June 2019), 50 pages.
16. Ramping up Governance of the Global Environmental Commons, with Dan Morrow. (Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute, February 2019), 32 pages.
15. Climate Change Impacts, Risks and Adaptation in the U.S.: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA 4), VolumeII. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Global Change Research Program, November 2018). Review Editor for “Mitigation: Avoiding and Reducing Long-Term Risks.”
14. Strengthening Actions to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Nationally Determined Contributions. (Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute, October 2018), 52 pages.
13. Governing Solar Radiation Management. (Washington, D.C.: Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, October2018), 56 pages.
12. Proposal for a North American Climate Strategy. (Washington, D.C.: Ctr for American Progress World Resources Institute, June 2016),65 pages.
11. Carbon Market Crossroads: New Ideas for Harnessing Global Markets to Confront Climate Change. (Washington, D.C.: Climate Advisers and Center for American Progress, April 2013), 44 pages.
10. 40 x 35: A Zero Carbon Energy Target for the ´ǰ’s Largest Economies. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, March 2013), 19 pages.
9. The U.S. Role in International Climate Finance: A Blueprint for Near Term Leadership. (Washington, D.C.: Alliance for Climate Protection and Center for American Progress, December 2010), 74 pages.
8. Investing in Clean Energy: How to Maximize Clean Energy Deployment from International Climate Finance. (London: Global Climate Network, November 2010),57 pages.
7. Development Funding Done Right: How to Ensure Multilateral Development Banks Finance Clean and Renewable Energy Projects to Combat Global Warming. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, March 2010), 23 pages.
6. Counting the ´ǰ’s Capacity for Emission Reductions, sole author. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, December 2009), 6 pages.
5. Creating Opportunity: Low-Carbon Jobs in an Interconnected World. (London: Global Climate Network, November 2009), 52 pages.
4. A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Carbon Capture and Sequestration. (Washington, D.C.: Asia Society and Center for American Progress, November 2009), 53 pages.
3. Meeting the Climate Challenge: Core Elements of an Effective Response to Climate Change. (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress and UN Foundation, Oct. 2009), 14 pages.
2. Breaking Through on Technology: Overcoming the Barriers to the Development and Wide Deployment of Low-Carbon Technology. (London: Global Climate Network, July 2009), 40 pages.
1. The Penn Pledge: A Code of Ethics for Genetic Engineering. (Philadelphia, PA: ĢAV of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, 2002), 30 pages.
PUBLICATIONS - ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
93. “GDZԾԲ Climate Engineering; A Proposal for Immediate Governance of Solar Radiation ѲԲԳ,” with S. Jinnah, et. al., Sustainability, Volume 11, 2019, pp. 1-9.
92. “Cٱ پdz,” in The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics, eds. S. Gardiner and A. Thompson (Oxford: Oxford ĢAV Press, 2017), pp. 487-500.
91. “A Responsible Path: Enhancing Action on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants ,” with Gwynne Taraska, in Climate Justice in a Non-Ideal World, eds. C. Heyward, and D. Roser (Oxford: Oxford ĢAV Press, 2016), pp. 169-188.
90. “Cٱ Change, Adaptation, and Climate-Ready Development ٲԳ,” with Gwynne Taraska, Environmental Values, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2014, pp. 129-147.
89. “BDzԻ Durban: A New Agenda for Climate ٳ,” in Justice, Sustainability, and Security: Global Ethics for the 21st Century, ed. E. Heinze (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), pp.109-129.
88. “A Equity Hurdle in International Climate dzپپDzԲ,” Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2013,pp. 27-34.
87. “VܾԲ Novel Dzٱ,” with Allen Thompson and Eric Higgs, in Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order, eds. R. Hobbs, E. Higgs, and C. Hall (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2013), pp. 257-268.
86. “EԱDzԳԳ and پDz,” in Debates on Immigration, eds. J. Gans, E. Replogle, and D. Tichenor(Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers, 2012), pp. 372-379.
85. “FԻ徱Բ a Future for Environmental ٳ,” The Ethics Forum / Les Ateliersde ’étܱ, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2012, pp. 71-80.
84. “Vپ of Environmental ٳ,” with John ’N and Alan Holland, Nature: Education, Vol. 3, No. 10, 2012.
83. “O the Need for Front Line Climate ٳ,” in The Environment: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics (ĢAVics in Contemporary Philosophy), eds. B. Kabesenche, M. ’Rdzܰ and M. Slater(Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press,2012), pp. 277-292.
82. “T Death of ٴǰپDz?” in Ethical Adaptation to Climate Change: Human Virtues of the Future, eds. A. Thompson and J. Bendik-Keymer (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2012), pp. 105-122.
81. “Cٱ Ethics for Climate پDz,” in Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters? What Really Works?, 2nd edition, eds. D. Schmidtz and E. Willott (Oxford: Oxford ĢAV Press, 2011), pp. 557-566.
80. “MٳǻDZDz Pragmatism, Pluralism, and Environmental ٳ,” in Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions, ed. D. Keller (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2010), pp. 318-326(double pages).
79. “LDZ Conquers All, Even վ?,” in Time and Identity (ĢAVics in Contemporary Philosophy), eds. J. Campbell, M. ’Rdzܰ, and H. Silverstein (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2010),pp. 311-320.
78. “T Moral Journey of Environmentalism: From Wilderness to ʱ,” in Pragmatic Sustainability: Theoretical and Practical Tools, ed. S. Moore (London: Routledge Press, 2010), pp. 136-148.
77. DZ a Public Environmental Philosophy Need a Convergence Hypothesis? in Nature in Common: Environmental Ethics and the Contested Foundations of Environmental Policy, ed. B. Minteer (Philadelphia: Temple ĢAV Press, 2009), pp. 196-214.
76. “EDZDz Restoration: From Functional Descriptions to Normative ʰپDzԲ,” in Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative Philosophical Perspectives, ed. P. Kroes and U. Krohs (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2009), pp. 147-162.
75. ԾԲ: From Philosophy to Ethics, From Engineering to ٱٳܰ,” with P. Kroes, et. al., in Philosophy and Design, eds. P. Kroes, A. Light, S. Moore, and P. Veermas (Dordrecht: Springer Publishers, 2008), pp. 1-27.
74. ٴǰپ Relationships: From Artifacts to ‘Nٳܰ’ ٱ,” in Healing Natures, Repairing Relationships: New Perspectives on Restoring Ecological Spaces ed. R. France (Sheffield, VT: Green Frigate Books, 2008), pp. 95-116).
73. “EDZDz ٴǰپDz,” in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, eds. J. B. Callicott and R. Frodeman (New York: Macmillian Reference, 2008).
72. DZٴDz on Urban ԱDzԳԳٲ,” with J. Sheppard, in Nature, Value, Duty: Life on Earth with Holmes Rolston III, eds. W. Ouderkirk and C. Preston (Dordrecht: Springer Publishers, 2007), pp. 221-236.
71. “Oپٲ and the Film of Presumptive Assertion, Film and Philosophy, Volume 10, 2006,pp. 151-162.
70. dzپ Technology, Population, and Environmental Բ,” in Democratizing Technology, ed. T. Veak (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2006), pp. 136-154.
69. ٴǰپDz DZDz,” in World Changing: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century, ed. A. Steffan (forward by Al Gore) (New York: Abrams Publishers, 2006), pp. 484-485.
68. “W is a Pragmatic ʳDzDZ?,” Journal of Philosophical Research, 2005 Special Supplement, pp. 341-356.
67. “Mپ ܲ,” in Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, eds. J. Kaplan and B. Taylor (London: Continuum, 2005), p. 227.
66. “Ndz Out of the Woods: Preserving the Human in Environmental ٱٳܰ,” with A. Wallace, Environmental Values, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005, pp. 3-20.
65. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Art and the Recovery of ʱ,” in Groundworks: Environmental Collaboration in Contemporary Art, ed. G. Kester (Pittsburgh, PA: Regina Miller Gouger Gallery, Carnegie Mellon Univ., 2005), pp. 48-57.
64. ٴdz Hope and Environmental ʳDzDZ,” introduction to Environmental Philosophy as Social Philosophy, eds. C. Hughes and A. Light (Charlottesville, VA: Philosophy Documentation. Center, 2004), pp. 1-13.
63. “MٳǻDZDz Pragmatism, Animal Welfare, and Hunting,” in Animal Pragmatism: Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships, eds. E. McKenna and Light (Bloomington, IN: Indiana ĢAV Press, 2004), pp. 119-139.
62. “Pپ and the Future of Human-Nonhuman پDzԲ,” with E. McKenna introduction to Animal Pragmatism: Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships, eds. E. McKenna and A. Light (Bloomington, IN: Indiana ĢAV Press, 2004), pp. 1-16.
61. “Mܲ’s Deep-Social Ecology and the Future of Utopian ԱDzԳԳٲ,” in Herbert Marcuse: A Critical Reader, eds. J. Abromeit and M. Cobb (London: Routledge, 2004), pp. 227-235.
60. ٳdzܱ Environmental Quality be a Publicly Provided Good?” with B. Shippen, Organization and Environment, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2003, pp. 232-242.
59. “U Ecological 侱پԲ,” Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2003, pp. 44-63. 55a. Reprinted in Technology and Values: Essential Readings, ed. C. Hanks (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2009), pp. 397-412.
58. “Tolkien’s Green Time: Environmental Themes in The Lord of the Rings,” in The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, eds. G. Bassham and E. Bronson (Chicago: Open Court, 2003), pp. 150-163.
58a. Reprinted in Metaphilm (on-line), July 2003.
57. “Pܲ Environmental Philosophy: An Interview with Andrew ,” Higher Education Exchange, 2003, pp. 5-19.
56. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics: Whose Philosophy? Which ʰپ?,” with A. de-Shalit in Moral and Political Reasoning in Environmental Practice, eds. A. Light and A. de-Shalit (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003), pp. 1-27.
55. “GDzپDz and the Need for an Urban ԱDzԳԳٲ,” in Implicating Empire: Globalization and Resistance, eds. S. Aronowitz and H. Gautney (New York: Basic Books, 2003), pp. 287-307.
54. “T Case for a Practical Pluralism," in Environmental Ethics: An Anthology, eds. A. Light and H. Rolston III (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003), pp. 229-247.
54a. Reprinted in Environmental Philosophy: Critical Concepts in the Environment, eds. J. B. Callicott and C. Palmer (London: Routledge, 2005).
53. “Eٳ and Environmental Ethics," with H. Rolston III introduction to Environmental Ethics: An Anthology, eds. A. Light and H. Rolston III (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003), pp. 1-11.
52. “W Happened in Chicago?: The Growing Relevance of Ethics in ٴǰپDz,” in Speaking of the Future: A Dialogue on Conservation, (Woodstock, VT: Conservation Study Institute, 2003),pp. 14-15.
51. “CDzԳٱǰ Environmental Ethics: From Metaethics to Public ʳDzDZ,” Metaphilosophy, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2002, pp. 426-449.
51a. Shortened and revised version reprinted as “EԱDzԳԳٲ ٳ,” in The Blackwell Companion to Applied Ethics, eds. C. H. Wellman and R. Frey (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003), pp. 633-649.
50. “A Modest Proposal: Methodological Pragmatism for DZٳ,” in Pragmatist Ethics for a Technological Culture, eds. J. Keulartz, M. Korthals, M. Shcermer, and T. Swierstra (Dordrecht: Kluwer Publishers, 2002), pp. 79-97.
49. “P Authenticity as Ontology or Psychological ٲٱ?” Philosophy and Geography, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2002,pp. 204-210.
48. ٴdz DZDz,” in International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics, eds. J. Barry and E. G. Frankland (London: Routledge Press, 2002), pp. 422-424.
47. “Mܰ Ǵǰ쳦,” in International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics, eds. J. Barry and E. G. Frankland (London: Routledge Press, 2002), pp. 48-49.
46. ٴǰԲ Ecological 侱پԲ,” in Democracy and the Claims of Nature, eds. B. Minteer and B. P. Taylor (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002), pp. 153-172.
46a. Rewritten as “T Democratic Promise of Ecological ٴǰپDz,” in The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st Century City, ed. R. Platt (Amherst, MA: ĢAV of Massachusetts Press, 2007).
45. “T쾱Բ Environmental Ethics ʳܲ,” in Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters? What Really Works?, eds. D. Schmidtz and E. Willott (Oxford: Oxford ĢAV Press, 2002),pp. 556-566.
45a. Reprinted in Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters? What Really Works?, 2nd edition, eds. D. Schmidtz and E. Willott (Oxford: Oxford ĢAV Press, 2011), pp. 582-592.
44. DZ the Audience Matter?: On Carroll and Visual ܳԳ,” Film and Philosophy, Vol. 5-6, 2001,pp. 20-32.
43. “Mǰ Progress Amid Technological Բ,” Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2001, pp. 195-201.
42. “T Urban Blind Spot in Environmental ٳ,” Environmental Politics, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp. 7-35.
42a. Reprinted in Political Theory and the Environment: A Reassessment, ed. M. Humphrey (London: Frank Cass Publishers, 2001), pp. 7-35.
42b. Reprinted in Environmental Philosophy: Critical Concepts in the Environment, eds. J. B. Callicott and C. Palmer (London: Routledge, 2005).
41. ٲܰó DZó y ǻܳó del ٱ,” in Ingenieria Genetica Y Ambiental: Problemas filosoficos y sociales de la biotechnologia, eds. T. Kwiatkowska and R. L. Wilchis (Mexico City: Plaza y Valdez, 2000), pp. 209-219.
40. “W is an Ecological Գپٲ?,” Environmental Politics, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2000, pp. 59-81.
39. “E for a Garden: Thoughts on an Urban Environmental ٳ,” Philosophical Writings, Vol. 14, 2000, pp. 41-47.
39a. Reprinted in Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments, No. 13, on-line, Spring/Summer, 2003.
39b. Reprinted in Philosophy and the City: Classic to Contemporary Readings, ed. S. Meagher (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2008), pp. 291-297.
38. “TǷɲ New Foundations in Philosophy of Technology: Mitcham and Wittgenstein on Descriptions,” with D. Roberts,
Research in Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 19, 2000, pp. 125-147.
37. “TԴDZDz, Democracy, and Environmentalism: On Feenberg’s Questioning ձԴDZDz,” Ends and Means: Jrnl. of Philosophy, Technology and Society, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2000, pp. 7-17.
36. “Pܲ Goods, Future Generations, and Environmental ϳܲٲ,” in Not for Sale: In Defense of Public Goods, eds. A. Anton, M. Fisk, and N. Holmstrom (San Francisco: Westview Press, 2000), pp. 209-226.
35. “EDZDz Restoration and the Culture of Nature: A Pragmatic ʱپ,” in Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities, eds. P. Gobster and B. Hull (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000), pp. 49-70.
35a. Short version reprinted as ٴǰپDz or Domination?: A Reply to ٳ,” in Environmental Restoration: Ethics, Theory, and Practice, ed. William Throop (Amherst, NY: Humanity Books (Prometheus), 2000), pp. 95-111.
35b. Short version reprinted in Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters? What Really Works?, eds. D. Schmidtz and E. Willott (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002), pp. 178-187.
35c. Reprinted in Environmental Ethics: An Anthology, eds. A. Light and H. Rolston III (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003), pp. 398-411.
35d. Reprinted in Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, ed. D. Kaplan (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004 (revised 2nd ed. 2009), pp. 191-208.
35e. Translated and reprinted in Spanish as “Restauracion Ecologica y la Cultura de la Naturaleza: Una Perspectiva ʰپ” in Las Caminos de la Ethica Ambiental (Vol. 2), eds. T. Kwiatkowska and J. Issa (Mexico City: Plaza y Valdez, 2003), pp. 247-270.
35f. Short version reprinted as ٴǰپDz, Autonomy, and ٴdzԲپDz,” in Recognizing the Autonomy of Nature: Theory and Practice, ed. T. Heyd (New York: Columbia ĢAV Press, 2006), pp. 154-169.
34. ٴǰپDz, the Value of Participation, and the Risks of ʰǴڱDzԲپDz,” in Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities, eds. P. Gobster and B. Hull (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000), pp. 163-181.
33. “BǰԲ’s Գٲä Betrachtungen: The Pre-Political Conditions of a Politics of ʱ,” in Technology and the Good Life?, eds., E. Higgs, A. Light, and D. Strong (Chicago: ĢAV of Chicago Press, 2000), pp. 106-125.
32. “TԴDZDz and the Good ڱ,” and “Afterword,” with E. Higgs and D. Strong, in Technology and the Good Life?, eds., E. Higgs, A. Light, and D. Strong (Chicago: ĢAV of Chicago Press, 2000), pp. 1-15; 371-374.
31. Ecology as ʳDzDZ,” with E. Katz and D. Rothenberg, introduction to Beneath the Surface, eds. E. Katz. A. Light, and D. Rothenberg (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000), pp. ix-xxiv.
30. “A all Anthropocentrists Against ٳܰ?” Rethinking Marxism, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1999, pp. 93-102.
29. “Agry White Men: Right Nationalism and Left Identity Politics,” with W. Chaloupka, in Gender Ironies of Nationalism: Sexing the Nation, ed. T. Mayer (London: Routledge Press, 1999), pp. 329-350.
28. “BDz in the Woods: Urban Wilderness in American 侱Ա,” in The Nature of Cities: Ecocriticism and Urban Environments, ed. M. Bennett and D. Teague (Tucson: ĢAV of Arizona Press, 1999), pp. 137-156.
27. “PDzDZ and Geographies of ʱ,” with J. M. Smith and D. Roberts, introduction Philosophies of Place, eds. A. Light and J. M. Smith (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1999), pp. 1-19.
26. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics and Environmental Risk: Expanding the Scope of Ecosystem ٳ,” Ecosystem Health, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1998, pp. 147-151(double pages).
25. “O the Irreplaceability of ʱ,” Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion, Vol. 2, 1998, pp. 179-84.
24. DzԲԲ Bookchin and Marcuse as Environmental Materialists: Toward an Evolving Social DZDz,” in Social Ecology after Bookchin, ed. A. Light (New York: Guilford, 1998), pp. 343-383.
23. “BǴǰ쳦 as/and Social DZDz,” in Social Ecology after Bookchin, ed. A. Light (New York: Guilford, 1998), pp. 1-23.
22. “Cڲ⾱Բ the Public/Private پپԳپDz,” Environmental Ethics, Vol. 20, No. 2, Summer1998, pp. 223-224.
21. “M徱, Identity, and Politics: A Critique of Ա” Research in Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 17, 1998, pp. 187-200.
20. “GDz, Philosophy, and the Public 貹,” with J. M. Smith, introduction to The Production of Public Space, ed. A. Light and J. M. Smith (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1998), pp. 1-16.
19. “W Wenders and the Everyday Aesthetics of Technology and 貹,” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 55, No. 2, Spring 1997,pp. 215-229.
19a. Reprinted in The Aesthetics of Everyday Life, eds. A. Light and J. M. Smith (New York: Columbia ĢAV Press, 2005), pp. 109-134.
18. Socialism?: An Interview with Arne ,” CNS, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1997, pp. 69-85.
17. “Cپ Theorist of Technology: Feenberg on Marx and ٱdz,” Research in Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 16, 1997, pp. 131-137.
16. “GDz, Philosophy, and the ԱDzԳԳ,” with J. M. Smith, introduction to Space, Place, and Environmental Ethics, ed. A. Light and J. M. Smith (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1997), pp. 1-13.
15. “Cdzٳ and Naess on ʱܰ,” Inquiry, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 1996, pp. 273-94.
15a. Reprinted in Beneath the Surface, eds. E. Katz, A. Light, and D. Rothenberg (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000), pp. 125-148.
15b. Reprinted in Land, Value, Community: Callicott and Environmental Philosophy, eds. W. Ouderkirk and J. Hill (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2001), pp. 197-218.
14. “T Politics of Ecological ٴǰپDz,” with E. Higgs, Environmental Ethics, Vol. 18, No. 3, Fall 1996, pp. 227-247.
14a. Expanded version reprinted as “T Politics of Corporate Ecological Restorations: Comparing the Global and Local North American Contexts,” in Articulating the Global and Local, eds. D. Kellner and A. Cvetkovich (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997), pp. 102-125.
13. “TǷɲs Ethics Guidelines for Environmental 辱DZDzٲ,” with C. Soskolne, Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 184, No. 1-2, May 1996, pp. 137-147 (double pages).
12. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Pragmatism as Philosophy or Metaphilosophy: On the Weston-Katz ٱٱ,” in Environmental Pragmatism, eds. A. Light and E. Katz (London: Routledge Press, 1996), pp. 325-338.
11. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Pragmatism and Environmental Ethics as Contested Terrain,” with E. Katz, introduction to Environmental Pragmatism, eds. A. Light and E. Katz (London: Routledge Press, 1996), pp. 1-18.
10. “T Questions on ٲ,” Research in Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 15, 1995, pp. 211-222.
9. “T Metaphorical Drift of Classical ¾Ա,” Geography Research Forum, Vol. 15, 1995, pp. 14-32.
8. “Mٱٲ, Ontologists, and Environmental ʰپٲ,” Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1995, pp. 315-333.
8a.Expanded version reprinted as “Cdz貹پ in Political DZDz,” in Environmental Pragmatism, eds. A. Light and E. Katz (London: Routledge Press, 1996), pp. 161-184.
8b.Reprinted in The Ecological Community, ed. R. S. Gottlieb (New York: Routledge Press, 1997), pp. 255-269.
7. ٴdz Ecology and Social Labor: A Consideration and Critique of Murray Ǵǰ쳦,” with A. Rudy, CNS, Vol. 6, No. 2, June 1995, pp. 75-106.
7a.Reprinted in Minding Nature: The Philosophers of Ecology, ed. D. Maccauley (New York: Guilford Press, 1996), pp. 318-342. [second co-author]
6. “HDzԲ and Democracy: How the inherent politics in restoration informs the politics of ٴǰپDz,” Restoration and Management Notes, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 1995, pp. 140-144.
5. “U ¾Ա,” in Wild Ideas, ed. D. Rothenberg (Minneapolis: Univ. of Minn. Press, 1995), pp. 195-211. 5a. Short version reprinted as “From Classical to Urban ¾Ա,” The Trumpeter, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1995, pp. 19-21.
4. “W Side Are You On?: A Rejoinder to Murray Ǵǰ쳦,” CNS, Vol. 4, No. 2, June 1993, pp. 113-120.
3. 徱Բ Bookchin and Marcuse as Environmental Ѳٱٲ,” CNS, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 1993, pp. 69-98.
3a. Translated and reprinted in Italian as “Il Materialismo Ambientale Bookchin e Marcuse a DzԴڰDzԳٴ,” Capitalismo, Natura, Socialismo, 10, Feb. 1994, pp. 110-139.
2. “EԱDzԳԳٲ Pragmatism and Valuation in ٳܰ,” in Human Ecology: Crossing Boundaries, ed. Scott Wright (Fort Collins: SHE, 1993), pp. 23-30.
1. “T Role of Technology in Environmental Questions: Martin Buber & Deep DZDz,” Research in Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 12, 1992, pp. 83-104.
PUBLICATIONS - SAMPLE COLUMNS, EDITORIALS, AND TESTIMONY
A complete list is available upon request.
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing: “Oe Year Later: The Impact of the Russian پDz’s War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy ܰٲ,” February 16, 2023.
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing: “U.. Efforts to Support European Energy ܰٲ,” June 16, 2022.
“Tܳ Wants Stronger Oversight of China, Except When it Comes to Climate Բ,” The Hill, May 21, 2020
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (S.2754 on hydrofluorocarbon regulation), April 7, 2020.
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee for Hearing: "We'll Always Have Paris: Subnational Responses to Federal Inaction on Climate Change," February 28, 2019.
“NپDzԲ Climate Assessment: U.S. Climate Action Can Avoid Tens of Thousands Deaths, Hundreds of Billions in Damages Annually,” World Resources Institute (WRI), November 25, 2018.
“T World Is Moving on Since Trump Announced Withdraw from the Paris Գ,” WRI, May 30, 2018.
“U.. Climate Assessment: Now is the Warmest Period in Modern Times,” with Kelly Levin, WRI, November 3, 2017.
“G20 Economies Must Lead on Climate Despite U.S. Position on the Paris Գ,” with Andrew Steer, WRI, July 3, 2017.
“Wٱ House Abandoning Paris Agreement Harms the U.S. as Other Countries Step Up,” WRI, June 2, 2017.
“Business, Security, Diplomatic Leaders Urge Trump to Stay in Paris Գ,” WRI, May 10, 2017. “T Paris Agreement: Should the U.S. Stay or Should it Go?” with David Waskow, WRI, April 17, 2017. “W Merkel Use Next Week's U.S. Visit to Boost the Paris Agreement?” with David Waskow, WRI, March 10, 2017.
“Nǰٳ American Climate Cooperation at a DzDz,” with Gwynne Taraska and Howard Marano, Center for American Progress (CAP), February 16, 2017.
“HǷ the G20 Could Save the Paris Climate Deal,” with Gwynne Taraska, Climate Home, February 15, 2017.
“A Can't Afford to be a Climate Loner,” with David Waskow, WRI, January 25, 2017.
“W Did Confirmation Hearings Tell us about Trump's Priorities on Climate Բ,” WRI, Jan. 20, 2017
“TDz' Hearings Fail to Assure the American Public on Climate Բ,” WRI, January 13, 2017.
“T World's Biggest Carbon Emitters Are Set to Officially Join the Paris Climate Deal,” with Gwynne Taraska, Think Progress, September 1, 2016.
“W the G20 Spur Post-Paris Climate Action?” with Helen Mountford, WRI, August 15, 2016.
“T Amigos Summit Can Spur North American Climate پDz,” with Sam Adams, WRI, June 30, 2016.
“T Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit," WRI, June 1, 2016.
“T Great Potential -- and Great Risks-- of Gene 徱پԲ,” with Jesse Kirkpatrick, The Washington Post, December 11, 2015.
“10 Essential Pollution Reduction and Public Health Measures in President Obama’s Climate ʱ,” with Richard Caperton and Dan Weiss, CAP, June 25, 2013.
“Kܰ쾱 Theatre: Calls for U.S. Negotiators to Leave Doha are Unproductive and ԳDzԲٱԳ,” with Gwynne Taraska, Climate Progress, December 5, 2012.
“TپDzԲ: H.R. 4255, the Accountability in Grants Act of 2012,” CAP, September 11, 2012. “T Climate is Changing But the U.S. Position on 2C is Not,” Climate Progress, August 9, 2012. “New Deal on Global Climate Change," with John Podesta, Politico, February 16, 2012.
“HǷ the Rio+20 Earth Summit Could Have Been Better,” with Gwynne Taraska and Adam James, CAP, June 26, 2012.
辱 Meeting can still Produce a Key Climate ܳٳdz,” with Durwood Zaelke,The Hill, June 20, 2012.
“W Durban Matters,” CAP, December19, 2011.
“Cٱ Finance is Key to U.S. Climate 徱ٲ,” with Rebecca Lefton and Adam James, CAP, December 6, 2011.
“Hdzܲ Airline Bill Risks Diplomatic Fallout and Disaster to U.S. Իٰܲ,” with Rebecca Lefton, CAP, October 27, 2011.
“K Pact in Global Warming ,” with John Podesta, Politico, December17, 2010.
“T Cancun Compromise: Masterful Diplomacy Ends with Գ,” CAP, December 13, 2010. “Has Japan Killed the Kyoto Protocol?” CAP, December 8, 2010.
Reductions America Can Easily Afford: EPA Modeling Shows American Power Act Brings Economic and Climate Benefits,” with Richard Caperton, CAP, June 15, 2010.
“T Copenhagen Accord at Three ѴDzԳٳ,” with Sean Pool, CAP, March 20, 2010.
“PDz from the Copenhagen Accord: A Good Start to Global Progress on Climate ڱٲ,” Grist, February 10, 2010.
“A Copenhagen dz貹,” Grist, December 18, 2009.
PUBLICATIONS - SERVICE
Editorial Board, Public Philosophy Journal, 2014-
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Ethics and Philosophy, 2008-
Editorial Board, Theoria, 2007-
Editorial Board, Philosophical Practice, 2005-
Editorial Board, Ecological Restoration (ĢAV of Wisconsin Press), 2001-2015
Editorial Board, Nature: Climate Change, 2011-2013
Editorial Board, Environmental Communication (Routledge), 2007-2009.
Editorial Board, Environmental Ethics (CEP Publishers), 1998-2009.
Editorial Board, Environmental Values (White Horse Press, UK), 1997-2009.
Editorial Board, Studies in Pragmatism and Values (Editions Rodopi), 1999-2005.
Editorial Board, Journal of Architectural Education (MIT Press), 2001-2004.
Editorial Board, Terra Nova: Nature and Culture (MIT Press), 1996-2000.
AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
A. Awards and Honors
Administrator’s Gold Medal Award, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, December 2024, for work on U.S.-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation, specifically resolving a 15 year dispute between the two countries involving nuclear export control and intellectual property, encompassing a new government to government Memorandum of Understanding on export control, and advising on a private sector Settlement Agreement.
Secretary of Energy Achievement Award, U.S. Department of Energy, January 2023, in recognition of participation and leadership on the Department’s Ukraine Response Team, and “extraordinary dedication to the Presidential-level commitment to provide emergency energy assistance to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion,” including provision of essential equipment and materials to repair Ա’s electrical grid and restore power, coordination of international collective actions to assist repair and reconstruction of Ա’s energy sector, and marshalling of U.S. resources to stabilize global energy markets.
Inaugural Public Philosophy Award, International Society for Environmental Ethics, June 2017, for work on the creation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Kigali Amendment (HFC phase down) to the Montreal Protocol, and other global service on climate policy in the NGO sector and in the U.S. government. This award has now been named the “Adrew Light Award for Public Philosophy.”
Superior Honor Award, U.S. Department of State, July 2016. Awarded for “contributions to the U.S. effort that made the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, where the landmark Paris Agreement was concluded, a historic success.”
Inaugural Alain Locke Award for Public Philosophy, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, March 2016. Awarded in recognition of work for the U.S. Department of State 2013-2016, especially toward achieving the Paris Climate Agreement and advancing bilateral climate and clean energy efforts between India and the U.S. aimed at sustainably reducing energy poverty and enhancing climate resilience.
B. Grants
Hewlett Foundation Award: “Bܾ徱Բ a Foundation for Strengthened U.S.-E.U. Cooperation on Climate Բ,” 2020-2021.
LAD Climate Fund: “Philanthropic Community Roundtable on Solar Geoengineeering,” 2019-2020.
Hewlett Foundation Award: “EٱԻ徱Բ the U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainable ٱ𱹱DZ賾Գ,” 2019-2020.
ClimateWorks Foundation Award (subgrant through Aspen Foundation): “Air Quality and Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Resources for U.S.-India Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Clean Energy,” 2019.
Pisces Foundation Award, ”Building International Ambition for Mitigating Short-Lived Climate ʴDZܳٲԳٲ,” with Katie Ross and David Waskow, 2018-2019.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Award: “CDzԳپԳܾԲ the U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development: An opportunity at a critical moment,” 2017-2018.
Connect U.S. Fund Award: “Blue Skies: International Aviation Emissions and Climate ԲԳ,” with Nigel
Purvis, Climate Advisers, 2012-2013.
Open Society Foundation Award: “Carbon Cap ܾԳٲ,” 2009-2011.
National Science Foundation Workshop Award, Science, Technology, and Society Division: “Studies of Science, Technology, and Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda,” with Clark Miller and Dan Sarewitz, Arizona State ĢAV, 2008.
National Science Foundation Ethics Education Award: “Nano-ethics on the World Wide Web: Helping Faculty Enhance Graduate Education,” with Suzanne G. Brainard, Marjorie Olmstead, Francois Baneyx, and Buddy D. Ratner (all of the ĢAV of Washington), 2008-2010.
Simpson Center for the Humanities Research Cluster Award, ĢAV of Washington: “Cپ Animal Studies,” 2007-2008.
National Science Foundation Development Award, Science, Technology, and Society Division: “Bܾ徱Բ Capability in Philosophical Approaches to Ethics and Science and ձԴDZDz,” with Michael Kelly, American Philosophical Association, 2004-2007.
New York ĢAV Curriculum Development Challenge Grant: “CپԲ an Environmental Studies Program at ۱,” with Dale Jamieson, NYU, 2004-2005.
New York ĢAV Goddard Award, 2003-2004.
National Science Foundation Scholar’s Award, Science, Technology and Society Division: “T Ethics of
Ecological Restoration and the Value of Public Participation,” 2000-2002.
Visiting Scholar Award, Institute for Environmental and Regional Studies, Pace ĢAV (NYC):“U Ecological 侱پԲ,” Spring 2002.
New Directions Initiative, Colorado School of Mines: “U Ecosystem Restoration, An Interdisciplinary Approach. Waterway Enhancement in Christchurch City, New ܱԻ,” with Margaret Kilvington and Colin Meurk, Landcare Research Institute, New Zealand, 2001-2002.
New York ĢAV Research Challenge Grant: “EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics: An Anglo-American Exchange,” 2001-2002.
SUNY Binghamton Faculty Development Awards, 1999 and 2000.
Awarded Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Hebrew ĢAV of Jerusalem for 1998-1999 academic year. Declined due to move to new position in New York.
Research Assistantship, ĢAV of California Carcinogen Risk Assessment Project, 1990-1991.
LAST 50 CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
A complete list is available on request.
319. “EԱ Independence from Russia for the Baltics is Energy Security for the ´ǰ,” Energy Independence Day: A Ceremony of the Baltic State Connection to the Continental Europe Electricity System, Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2025.
318. “T United States and the Global Energy Transition: Retrospect and ʰDz,” Council on Foreign Relations roundtable keynote and fireside chat, Washington, D.C., Jan. 2025.
317. “T Road to Global Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Six Fold Increase in Energy Storage,” Clean Energy Ministerial Supercharging Battery Storage panel, Canada Pavilion, COP 29 Dubai, Baku, Azerbaijan, November 2024.
316. “W Establish the First International Energy Agency Regional Center in Singapore?” Opening Event, IEA Regional Center, Singapore International Energy Week, Singapore, October 2024. (keynote address)
315. ٴdzܳٳ ’s Clean Energy Grid as a Foundation for Green ѲԳܴڲٳܰԲ,” Advancing Regional Energy Interconnectivity, Singapore International Energy Week, Singapore, October 2024.
314. “P Minister Modi’s New Energy Team, India Climate Series, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2024.
313. “Lowering the Global Cost for Green Hydrogen Through Ի徱’s National Hydrogen Mission,” Roundtable on Energy Transition and Supply Chains, U.S.-India Business Council, New Delhi, India, August 2024.
312. “Bܾ徱Բ a Transatlantic Public-Private Partnership for Ա’s Recovery and DzԲٰܳپDz,” Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation pane, Bucharest, Romania, July 2024
311. “Data for Resilience: Enhancing Cooperation in Eastern Europe on Energy Infrastructure ܰٲ,” Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation working group, Bucharest, Romania, July 2024.
310. Ի徱 as a Clean Energy ܱǷɱ,” U.S.-India Clean Energy Symposium panel, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., June 2024.
309. DzԲپ for Securing Ա’s Immediate Distributed Generation ,” Friends of Ukraine roundtable, International Energy Agency, Paris, France, June 2024.
308. “A屹ԳԲ Cooperation for Methane Mitigation Among Major Oil ʰǻܳ,” Net Zero Producers Forum Ministerial panel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2024.
307. “CǴDZپDz Towards Greater Renewable Energy Generation to Balance Ұ,” U.S.-China ٳܲԲԲԻ” Working Group on Energy Cooperation, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., May 2024.
306. “TǷɲ a new G7 Leaders Global Goal for 1500GW of Energy Storage by 2030,” NGO Roundtable on G7 Priorities, Bezos Earth Fund, Washington, D.C., April 2024.
305. “U..-EU Cooperation on Energy Security and Clean Energy հԲپDzԲ” “Bܾ徱Բ a Transatlantic Clean Energy DzԴdz,” panel, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., March 2024.
304. “CDzԳپԳܾԲ U.S. Commitments to Ա’s Energy ܰٲ,” ڱԻ徱Բ Ա’s Energy ܰٲ” side event, EU Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
303. “HǷ Can We Accelerate Progress on Small Modular ٴǰ?” Nuclear Deployment Too Slow for Net ܱ,” side event, International Atomic Energy Agency Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
302. “A Fair Energy Deal for ڰ,” “C Technology Funding for Net ܱ,” side event, EU Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
301. “EԳԳԲ Gender Equality in Clean Energy Innovation and ٱDz⳾Գ,” “AپԲ Technologies and Gender Equality in Renewable Energy,” German Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December2023.
300. “A New Global Target for Battery Storage to Compliment a Commitment to Tripling Renewables,” “Introducing the Clean Energy ѾԾٱ’s Supercharging Battery Storage Initiative,” side event, Australia Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
299. ྱڲ⾱Բ the Economies of Oil ǰٱ,” Net Zero Producers Forum panel discussion, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
298. “A屹ԳԲ cooperation in the Quad on Clean Hydrogen, CCUS, and Green ǰǰ,” ‾ܲ Initiatives for Clean Energy Innovation and Development in the Ի-ʲھ,” side Event, India Pavilion, COP 28, Dubai, UAE, December 2023.
297. “U.. National Statement on Clean Energy Transitions and Energy Security in the پ,” Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2023 (plenary address).
296. “Introductory Remarks: Cooperation on Anthropogenic Methane Emissions in the پ,” “Grappling with the Arctic Methane Curveball,” side event, Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2023.
295. “A屹ԳԲ U.S.-India Cooperation on Power, Energy Efficiency, and Methane Reduction in the Oil and Gas ٴǰ,” U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership Ministerial Meeting, New Delhi, India, July 2023.
294. “Cپ as Sites for Sustainability: From New Orleans to ⾱,” Launch of Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Green Cities Alliance, Split, Croatia, March 2023.
293. ٲԲdz from an Energy War: How We Found and Sent 900 Pieces of Emergency High-Voltage Electricity Equipment to Relieve Ukraine,” “Focus on Ukraine: Support and Assistance in the Wake of Russia’s Attacks” panel discussion, P-TECC Ministerial, Zagreb, Croatia, March 2023.
292. “CپԲ a Joint Strategy on G7 and G20 Clean Energy پDz,” U.S.-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, London, England, February2023.
291. “U.. Advancements on Clean Hydrogen: From Domestic Industrial Policy to International ǴDZپDz,” India Energy Week Leadership Panel on Green Hydrogen Economics, Bangalore, India, Feb. 2023.
290. “A屹ԳԲ the Business Case for U.S.-India Clean Energy ǴDZپDz,” India Energy Week side event with Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Bangalore, India, February 2023.
289. “T Transformation of U.S. Clean Energy and Climate Policy through BIL, IRA, and CHIPs,” Canadian Climate Institute/Net -Zero Advisory Body Conference, Ottawa, Canada, October 2022 (keynote address).
288. DzԻ徱Բ to the Energy Security Emergency in Europe While Reducing DzԲ,” U.S.-Germany High Level Panel: Ambition to Action side event, Global Clean Energy Action Forum, Pittsburgh, September 2022.
287. Ի徱’s Energy Future is the ´ǰ’s Energy ܳٳܰ,” Towards the Path to the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial in India, Global Clean Energy Action Forum, Pittsburgh, September 2022.
286. “A屹ԳԲ U.S.-India Cooperation on Power and Energy ڴھԳ,” U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership Ministerial Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 2022.
285. “A屹ԳԲ Southeast Asia as a Power House for Clean Energy Supply Բ,” Southeast Asia Energy Ministerial Roundtable, Singapore, July 2022.
284. “W the U.S. and India need Alternative Clean Energy Supply Բ,” U.S.-India Industry Forum, Mumbai, India, May 2022.
283. “C Energy as the Secure Road to Energy ܰٲ,” Observer Research Foundation Roundtable on Ի徱’s Energy Transition, Mumbai, India, May 2022.
282. Ի徱’s Leadership Role in a New Global Clean Hydrogen DzԴdz,” U.S.-India Public-Private Hydrogen Task Force Meeting, New Delhi, India, May 2022.
281. “T Decades of U.S.-India Clean Energy ǴDZپDz,” Council on Energy, Environment and Water Roundtable on Civil dzٲ’s Role in India-U.S. Cooperation for an Equitable Clean Energy Transition, New Delhi, India, May 2022.
280. DZԲ the Business Environment for Clean Energy Deployment in Ի徱,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Embassy Roundtable, May 2022.
279. “A屹ԳԲ South American Clean Energy DZ岹ٲ,” South America roundtable, CERA Week, Houston, March 2022.
278. “W Does Global Nuclear Cooperation ?” “T Future of Nuclear Energy for Climate Action” side event, COP 26, Glasgow, U.K., Nov. 2021.
277. ԾԲ Secure Energy Systems for Climate and Cyber 龱,” P-TECC Ministerial, Warsaw, Poland, September2021
276. “T Future of Nuclear Energy Starts in Eastern and Central ܰDZ,” Three Seas Initiative Business Forum Energy Panel, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 2021.
275. “U.. versus Russian Gas as an Energy Transition ܱ,” Three Seas Initiative Business Forum Energy Panel, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 2021.
274. “Cپ Clean Energy Infrastructure for Eastern and Central ܰDZ,” Partnership for Energy and Climate Cooperation Critical Infrastructure Workshop, Lithuanian Embassy, Washington, D.C., June 2021.
273. “EԱ Security as a Job Creation ԲԱ,” Roundtable on U.S.-EU Energy Security Collaboration, Columbia ĢAV, on-line, June 2021.
272. “MDZԲ Beyond Energy Poverty in India to Clean Energy ǰٳܲԾٲ,” USIBC Roundtable, Mumbai, India, on-line, May 2021.
271. “A Pragmatic Framework for Loss and ٲ,” “AԲ the ԳٳDZdzԱ,” workshop, Bowling Green State ĢAV, on-line, November2020 (keynote address).
270. “GDz Climate Politics in the Light of the U.S. Election: How will the U.S. Approach its Major Partners” “GDz Climate Politics in an Era of Disruption: Insights from the U.S., E.U. and China,” workshop, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, on-line, November 2020.
269. “Renewing E.U.-U.S. Transatlantic Cooperation on Climate Governance,” “U..-E.U. Track II Dialogue on Climate Բ,” on-line, October 2020.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Australia National ĢAV
Inst. for Climate, Energy, Disaster Solutions, 2024
ĢAV of Sydney (Australia)
Sydney Environment Institute, 2022
Ohio State ĢAV
CEHV Distinguished Lecture in Ethics, 2020 Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV), 2017 Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, 2015
Stanford ĢAV
School of Law, 2019
Environmental Humanities Project,2011
Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office of the Ambassador for Climate Change,2019
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
U.S. Climate Colloquia, 2019
Delft ĢAV (The Netherlands)
Faculty of Technology, Policy, Management, 2019
Philosophy Department, 2004
Smith College
Philosophy in the Public Sphere, 2018
Duke ĢAV
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy, 2018
Kenan Institute for Ethics, 2017
Purdue ĢAV
Political Science Department, 2018
ĢAV of Montana
Mansfield Center, 2018
Practical Ethics Center,2008, 2007, 2006,1998
´dz’s Studies Program, 1998
Clergy-Faculty Forum, 1998
ĢAV of Colorado, Boulder
Center for Values and Social Policy, 2018, 2007
Environmental Studies Program, 2016, 2011
School of Journalism, 2011
Center for the Arts and Humanities, 2008
ĢAV of California, Los Angeles
School of Law, 2017
ĢAV of California, San Diego
Ethics in the Public Sphere Lecture, 2017
Philosophy Department, 2017
School of Գ’l Relations and Pacific Studies,2012
Hebrew ĢAV of Jerusalem (Israel)
Political Science Department, 2017, 1995
Tel Aviv ĢAV (Israel)
Porter School of Environmental Studies, 2017
Geography Department, 1995, 1996
Paulson Institute (China)
Beijing Office,2017
ĢAV of Pennsylvania
Perry Global House, 2017
ĢAV of California, Berkeley
Energy and Resources Group, 2017, 1998
Integrative Biology Department, 2013
School of Natural Resources, 2009
Boston College
Ctr for Study of Constitutional Democracy, 2017
Philosophy Department, 2017
Virginia Polytechnic ĢAV
Science, Technology, and Society Program,2017
ĢAV of Tennessee
Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, 2017
ĢAV of Rochester
Humanities Center,2016
Whitman College
’DDzԲԱ Visiting Lecturer, 2016
ĢAV of Western Ontario (Canada)
Rotman Institute of Philosophy of Science, 2016
Pennsylvania State ĢAV
Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology,2016
Rock Ethics Institute, 2016
Philosophy Department, 2000
Washington State ĢAV
Philosophy Department 2016, 2012, 2008
2003 Potter Endowed Lecture
National Center for Climate Change Strategy (China)
U.S.-China Track II on Climate Change,2015
Oxford ĢAV (England)
Oxford Martin School, 2014
Mansfield College, 1997
Mercer ĢAV
Undergraduate Research Keynote Address, 2014
Public Lecture, 2000
California State ĢAV, San Marcos
Environmental Studies Campus Lecture, 2014
ĢAV of Frankfurt (Germany)
Political Science Department, 2013
Freie ĢAV Berlin (Germany)
Kennedy Inst. for North American Studies,2013
Yale ĢAV
Institute for Bioethics, 2013
School of Forestry, 2004
ĢAV of Alberta (Canada)
Philosophy Department, 2013, 1996, 1994
Political Science Department, 1997
Public Health Sciences Department, 1996
Renewable Resources Department, 1996
Modern Languages Department, 1995
Center for Bioethics, 1995
Harvard ĢAV
Kennedy School of Government, 2012
ĢAV of Helsinki (Finland)
Aesthetics Department, 2012, 1998
Arizona State ĢAV
Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, 2012
Green Mountain College
Campus Lecture, 2012
Philosophy Department, 2004, 1999
ĢAV of Wisconsin, Madison
Wesson Lecture, Nelson Institute, 2012
ĢAV of Lund (Sweden)
Environmental Studies Program, 2011
Texas A&M ĢAV
Buttrill Endowed Fund for Ethics Lecture, 2011
School of Architecture, 1994
ĢAV at Buffalo(SUNY)
Environmental Engineering Department, 2011
Appalachian State ĢAVĢAV Lecture,2011
The American Center, Mumbai (India)
US State Department, India 2010
St. Xavier’s College, ĢAV of Bombay (India)
College Wide Address, 2010
Indian Business School, Mumbai (India)
Environmental Management, 2010
Visva-Bharati ĢAV (India)
Environmental Science, 2010
The American Center, Kolkata (India)
US State Department, India, 2010
The American Center, Delhi (India)
US State Department, India, 2010
Indian Social Institute (India)
Delhi, India 2010 UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (England)
Climate Group, 2010
Institute for Policy Research, London
Transatlantic Policy Forum, 2010
ĢAV of Illinois
Center for the Humanities, 2010
The Center, Brussels (Belgium)
German Marshall Fund, Brussels, 2010, 2010
Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin (Germany)
Transatlantic Dialog Speaker, 2010
ĢAV of Cape Town (South Africa)
Environmental Science and Policy, 2009
Case Western Reserve ĢAV
Humanities Week Speaker, 2009
Grand Valley State ĢAV
ĢAV Environmental Studies Lecture, 2009
ĢAV of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Institute for Advanced Studies, 2009
Geography Department, 1994
ĢAV of Minnesota, Morris
Philosophy Department, 2009
ĢAV of Chicago
Conceptual & Historical Studies of Science, 2009
SUNY New Paltz
Philosophy Department, 2009
Villanova ĢAV
Campus Sustainability Lecture, 2008
Washington and Lee ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2008
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado, 2008
Western Washington ĢAV
Huxley College of Environment, 2008
Clemson ĢAV
Rutland Institute for Ethics, 2008
ĢAV of Central Arkansas
Environmental Science Program, 2008
National Park Comm. College
Public Lecture,2008
Iowa State ĢAV
Center for the Arts and Humanities, 2008
Program on Bioethics, 2006
ĢAV of British Columbia (Canada)
Center for Applied Ethics,2008, 2005
Hokkaido ĢAV (Japan)
Division of Philosophy, 2007, 2006
Georgetown ĢAV
Kennedy Institute for Ethics, 2007
NOAA Seattle Office
Restoration Ecology Section, 2006
Wesleyan ĢAV
Center for the Humanities, 2006
Oregon State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2006
ϳܱ’s ĢAV (Canada)
Film Studies Department, 2006
ĢAV of Texas, Austin
School of Architecture, 2006, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01
Geography Department, 2002
ĢAV of North Carolina, Charlotte
Philosophy Department, 2006
Ctr. for Professional & Applied Ethics, 2006
Central European ĢAV (Hungary)
Environmental Sciences Department, 2006
Simon Frazier ĢAV (Canada)
Philosophy Department, 2005
Bard College
Center for Environmental Policy, 2005, 2004
Hunter College (CUNY)
Geography Department, 2005
Florida Atlantic ĢAV
Biology Department, 2005
ĢAV of Iceland
Philosophy Department, 2004
Maastricht ĢAV (The Netherlands)
Philosophy Department, 2004
ĢAV of Twente (The Netherlands)
Philosophy Department, 2004
Skidmore College
Philosophy Department, 2004
Texas State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2004
New York ĢAV
Mult. Institute for American Studies, 2004, 02, 01
Center for Media, Culture and History, 2001
International Center for Advanced Studies, 2000
ĢAV of Georgia
Environmental Ethics Endowed Lecture, 2003
ĢAV of Maine
Philosophy Department, 2003
ĢAV Lecture, 2003
ĢAV of California, Santa Cruz
Environmental Studies Department, 2003
Film Studies Program, 1995
National Wildflower Center
Public Lecture,2003
Ecole Normale ܱéܰ (France)
Biology Department, 2002
Carnegie Mellon ĢAV
ĢAV Lecture,2002
Rutgers ĢAV
Agricultural Economics Department, 2002
Princeton ĢAV
Center for Human Values, 2002
Woodrow Wilson Institute, 2001
CUNY Graduate Center
Center for Culture, Technology, and Work, 2002
Fordham ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2002
Southern Connecticut State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2002
ĢAV of Massachusetts, Amherst
Geosciences Department, 2002
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
New Israel Fund, 2002
ĢAV of Tasmania, Hobart (Australia)
School of Philosophy, 2001
School of Geography, 2001 Public Lecture, 2001
ĢAV of Tasmania, Launceston (Australia)
School of Philosophy, 2001
Public Lecture, 2001
ĢAV of SouthCarolina
Philosophy Department, 2001
Lancaster ĢAV (England)
Philosophy Department, 2001, 2000, 1999
Michigan State ĢAV
Sustainability Program, 2001
Philosophy Department, 2001
Albright College
Philosophy Department, 2000
Siena College
Environmental Studies Program, 2000
ĢAV of Oregon
Philosophy Department, 2000
Temple ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 2000
Brooklyn College (CUNY)
Sociology Department, 2000
New York Open Center
Technology Forum, 2000
Cornell Cooperative Extension (NYC)
Environmental Management Section, 2000
The Hastings Center
Ethics Colloquium, 2000, 1999
Utah State ĢAV
Environmental Policy Program, 1999
Florida A&M ĢAV
Environmental Sciences Institute, 1999
Middlebury College
Environmental Studies Program, 1999
Georgia State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 1999
Nazareth College
Philosophy Department, 1999
State ĢAV of New York, Binghamton
Biology Department, 1999
Economics Department, 1998
ĢAV of San Francisco
Philosophy Department, 1998
Bloomsburg ĢAV
Public Lecture,1998
The ĢAV of Vermont
School of Natural Resources, 1998
East Tennessee State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 1998
ĢAV of Turku(Finland)
Philosophy Department, 1998
ĢAV of Tampere (Finland)
Philosophy Department, 1998
Gonzaga ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 1998
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Inst. (USFS)
Staff Lecture, 1998
Monash ĢAV (Australia)
Politics Department, 1997
Swinburne ĢAV (Australia)
Philosophy Department, 1997
Murdoch ĢAV (Australia)
Philosophy Department, 1997
ĢAV of Lethbridge (Canada)
Philosophy Department, 1997
California Polytechnic ĢAV, San Luis Obispo
Philosophy Department, 1997
Denison ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 1997
ĢAV of York (England)
Environmental Economics Department, 1996
San Jose State ĢAV
Philosophy Department, 1995
Ben Gurion ĢAV of the Negev (Israel)
Geography Department, 1995
Gustavus-Adolphus College
Philosophy Department, 1994
The Tuskeegee Institute
Philosophy Department, 1993
California State ĢAV, San Bernardino
Philosophy Department, 1992
COURSES TAUGHT
Listed from most recently taught.
Undergraduate
Climate Policy and Ethics, Normative Implications of Emerging Science (Restoration Ecology, Novel Ecosystems, and the Geological Debate on the Anthropocene), Environmental Ethics, Moral Psychology and Public Policy, Animal Cognition and Moral Considerability, Animal Welfare, Philosophy of Film, Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Bioethics and Film, Political Philosophy, Logic, Introduction to Ethics (Aristotle, Kant, Mill), Race and Ethnicity in America, Critical Thinking, Introduction to Philosophy.
Graduate
Climate, Energy and National Security, Methodological Problems in Climate Science, International Climate Policy, Climate Ethics and Policy, ĢAVics in Environmental Policy, Ethics and Public Policy, Foundations of Environmental Thought, Environmental Ethics.
SPECIAL INSTITUTES AND INVITED COURSES
ԳٱԲپDzԲ Climate Negotiations, Policy, and ٳ,” ’DDzԲԱ Visiting Professor Short Course, Whitman College, October 2016.
“FԻ徱Բ a Future for Climate ٳ,” European Union IDEA League, Responsible Engineering in a Warming World Summer School, Delft ĢAV, The Netherlands, June 2010.
“T Moral Journey of Environmentalism: From Natural Affinity to Climate ,” National Endowment for the Humanities Summer School, ĢAV of Hartford, June 2010.
“F, Restoration, and Wilderness in an Age of Climate Բ,” Environmental Ethics Institute, Center for Ethics, ĢAV of Montana, June 2009.
“EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics and ʴDZ,” Environmental Ethics Institute, Center for Ethics, ĢAV of Montana, August 2007, 2008.
“FdzܲԻ岹پDzԲ of Environmental ճdzܲ,” Environmental Ethics Institute, Center for Ethics, ĢAV of Montana, July 2006.
“Nٳܰ Matters: On the Varieties of Environmental Գ,” with G. Handwerk and L. Jarosz, Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities, ĢAV of Washington, June-August 2006.
“EԱDzԳԳٲ ٳ,” Intensive Week Graduate Course, U. S. National Park Service Conservation Study Institute, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, Vermont, March 2003.
“HܳԾٲ and ձԴDZDz,” Humanities Fellows Program, ĢAV of Idaho, May 2000.
“EԱDzԳԳٲ ʰپ,” with Kelly Parker, Two Day Short Course, Summer Institute in American Philosophy, ĢAV of Vermont, July 1999.
“EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics and the Urban ԱDzԳԳ,” Intensive Week Graduate Course, ĢAV of San Francisco, July 1999.
“EԱDzԳԳٲ Ethics and Environmental ʰپ,” Invited Guest Seminar, Energy and Natural Resources Group, ĢAV of California, Berkeley, November 1998.
GRADUATE COMMITTEES
A. Ph.D. Dissertations
Director, Ph.D. Dissertation, “BDzԻ Our Biology: A Computational Study of Ethics and Ѵǰٲ,” John Sullins, Philosophy, SUNY Binghamton, 2002.
Current Position: Professor of Philosophy, Sonoma State ĢAV, California.
Director, Ph.D. Dissertation, “U Environmental Ethics: Toward Flourishing Human and Ecological Communities,” James Sheppard, Philosophy, SUNY Binghamton, 2002.
Current Position: Associate Professor of Philosophy, ĢAV of Missouri at Kansas City.
Reader and External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “Misplaced Hopes, Dysfunctional Attachments, and Unplanned Energy Transitions: The Role of Clean Coal Discourse in the Cultivation of Energy Communitarianism Along the Ohio 龱,” Richard T. Stafford, Cultural Studies, George Mason ĢAV, 2022.
Current Position: Director of Communications, Honor’s College, George Mason ĢAV.
Reader and External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Aesthetics of Everyday Urban Experiences,” Vesa Vihanninjoki, Philosophy, History, and Art Studies, ĢAV of Helsinki, Finland, 2020.
Current Position: Building Specialist, Granlund, Finland.
Reader and External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, ԾԲ for Darkness: Urban Nighttime Lighting and Environmental Values,” Taylor Stone, Philosophy, Delft Univ. of Technology, Netherlands, 2019.
Current Position: Researcher, Institute for Science and Ethics, ĢAV of Bonn.
Reader and External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “Civic Ecologism: Towards an Environmental Political Theory of the City,” Nir Barak, Political Science, Hebrew ĢAV of Jerusalem, Israel, 2018.
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Technion: Israel Inst. of Technology.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, Դڴǰ Innovation and Climate Change: The Role of Kenyan Jua Kali Metal Workers in Developing and Distributing Fuel-Efficient Cook Stoves,” Neil Ransom, Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason ĢAV, 2017.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “TǷɲ a Qualitative Model of ʰDz,” Anat Itay, Political Science, Hebrew ĢAV of Jerusalem, Israel,2011.
Current Position: Director for Societal Progress and Quality of Life, American Jewish JDC.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Significance of an Overlapping Consensus on Human 龱ٲ,” Eunjung Katherine Kim, Philosophy, ĢAV of Washington, 2008.
Current Position: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State ĢAV.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Roots of Moral Considerability: Ecological Responsibility in Deontological ٳ,” Benjamin Hale, Philosophy, SUNY Stony Brook, 2004.
Current Position: Associate Professor of Env. Studies & Philosophy, ĢAV of Colorado.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “AܳٴDzԴdz and پDz,” Jon Mahoney, Philosophy, SUNY Binghamton, 2000.
Current Position: Professor of Philosophy, Kansas State ĢAV.
Reader, Ph.D. Dissertation, “O the Significance of Consciousness: A Defense of the Use of Experience in Theories of the Mind,” Bob Davidson, Philosophy, SUNY Binghamton, 2000.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “O the Value of Environmental Pragmatism in Economic ٱDz-Ѳ쾱Բ,” Leanne Seelinger, ĢAV of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2009.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “TǷɲs an Alternative ԳٴDZDz,” Maialen Galarraga Gallastegui, Philosophy, Lancaster ĢAV, England, 2008.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Recovery Project and Artifactual Ecology:A New Direction for Environmental ճdzܲ,” Elizabeth M. Skakoon, Philosophy, McMaster ĢAV, Canada, 2005.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “TԴDZDz as World Building: Towards a New Framework for the Public Assessment of ձԴDZDz,” Anne Chapman, Philosophy, Lancaster ĢAV, England, 2005.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Wilderness Years: A Critical Discussion of the Role of Prescribed Newness in Environmental ٳ,” David Littlewood, Philosophy, Lancaster ĢAV, England, 2002.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “T Promises of -Բ,” Giorel Curran, Environmental Studies, Griffith ĢAV, Australia, 1998.
External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, “Autopoiesis and Immanent Teleology: Toward an Aristotelian Environmental ٳ,” Stephan Millett, Philosophy, Murdoch ĢAV, Australia, 1997.
B. M.A. or M.S.Theses
Director, M.A. Thesis, “Do Our Better Angles Stand Beside Us? An Examination of Organizational Conflict and Moral ٱ,” Robert Thomas, Philosophy and Public Affairs, George Mason ĢAV, 2017.
Director, M.A. Thesis, “Sustainable Tourism: An Option for Development in ѱ澱,” Clemintina Oliveras, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York ĢAV, 2004.
Director, M.A. Thesis, “In Defense of Ethical Naturalism,” David Roberts, Philosophy, ĢAV of Montana, 1998.
Reader, M.S. Thesis, “Pپ and Ecological ٴǰپDz,” Brian Hoffner, Environmental Policy Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2002.
Reader, M.S. Thesis, “Sustainable Agriculture: Pragmatism, Distinctions on Artifacts, and the Role of the Land ٳ,” Dustin Mulvaney, Environmental Policy Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2002.
Reader, M.A. Thesis, “Terror and Indifference: The Device Paradigm and the Nicaraguan Contra War,” Gus Glaser, Philosophy, ĢAV of Montana, 1999.
C. Non Thesis M.A. or M.S. Students
Sole advisor for over 40 non-thesis M.A. students in Environmental Conservation Education, New York ĢAV, 2001-2005. A complete list is available upon request.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
George Mason ĢAV
Director (founder at GMU), Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy (2013-present)
Director, Center for Global Ethics (2008-2013)
Research Team, Center for Climate Change Communication (2008-present)
Advisory Council, Institute for a Sustainable Earth (2018-present)
Member, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Tenure and Promotion Committee (2009-2011) Member, Vice President for Research Ad-hoc Investigation Committee, (2010, 2019)
Member, Department of Philosophy Faculty Assessment Committee (2011-2013, 2019-)
Chair, Philosophy of Science Search Committee (2019)
Chair, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Faculty Search Committee (2011 and 2016)
Member, Philosophy of Science Search Committee (2010)
Member, Institute for Biomedical Innovation Director Search Committee(2016)
Finalist Judge, The Mitchell Scholarships, Ireland (2012)
ĢAV of Washington
Interim Director, Program on the Environment (Spring 2007)
Affiliate Faculty, Program in Public Health Genetics (2005-2008)
Chair, Program on the Environment Executive Steering Committee (2006-2008)
Member, ĢAV of Washington School of the Environment Advisory Committee (2006-2007) Member, School of Public Affairs Research Committee (2006-2008)
Member, Program on Values in Society, Department of Philosophy (2005-2008)
Member, Department of Philosophy Visiting Committee (2005-2008)
Member, Department of Philosophy Graduate Placement Committee (2005-2008)
Member, Urban Ecology Research Group, School of Forestry (2005-2007)
New York ĢAV
Director, Environmental Conservation Education Program(2000-2005)
Co-Director, Applied Philosophy Group (2001-2005)
Member, School of Education Curriculum Committee (2001-2005)
Member, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions Curriculum Committee (2001-2005)
Affiliate Member, Graduate Program in Arts and Humanities Education (2000-2005)
Associate Member, Metropolitan Studies Program(2004-2005)
State ĢAV of New York, Binghamton
Member, Philosophy and Computing and Cognitive Science Graduate Committee (1998-2000)
Member, Philosophy, Politics & Law Undergraduate Committee (1998-2000)
Member, ´dz’s Studies Program Governing Board (1998-2000)
Member, Center for Research on Environmental Systems Governing Board (1998-2000)
ĢAV of Montana
Faculty Advisor, Department of Liberal Studies, Environmental Studies Emphasis (1997-1998)
Member, Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Majors Committee (1997-1998)
Member, Department of Liberal Studies Film Studies Curriculum Committee (1997-1998)
Member, Environmental Studies BA Curriculum Committee (1997-1998)
Member, Center for Practical Ethics Faculty Advisory Committee (1997-1998)
ĢAV of Alberta
Participant and author of Wilderness Ethics component for Eco-Research grant, “J National Park in the 21st Century,” David Schindler, principal investigator.
Editor, Working Papers Series, Eco-Research Chair in Environmental Risk Management. 22 papers in Series.
Report Editor and Project Organizer, “TǷɲ an Ideal World of Environmental Risk ѲԲԳ,” 28 participants from 11 departments.
ĢAV of California, Riverside
Assistant Coordinator, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Gender Studies Group, 1991-1993. Graduate Student Representative to Philosophy Faculty Council, 1991-1993.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethics, Society for Ecological Restoration, Society for Applied Philosophy, Society for Philosophy and Technology, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.
ORGANIZATIONS SERVICE
Advisory Board, Center for Climate and Security, 2025-
Advisory Board, Evergreen Climate Action, 2020-21.
Vice Chair for Policy, Executive Board, Climate Advisers Trust, 2018-21.
Advisory Board, The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, 2009-21.
Member, Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs, Center for Climate and Security, 2017-19.
International Advisory Board, Hokkaido ĢAV, Japan, Ctr for Applied Ethics and Philosophy, 2007-16.
Advisory Board Member, Ecosystem Restoration Through Interdisciplinary Exchange Program, ĢAV at Buffalo (SUNY), 2010-2013,
Steering Committee, Climate Justice Dialogue, World Resources Institute and Mary Robinson Foundation, 2012-2014
Panelist, National Science Foundation, Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program,2010-2013.
Panelist, National Science Foundation, Science, Technology and Society Program, 2006-2009.
Chair, American Philosophical Association standing committee on Career Opportunities and Placement, and Member of the National Executive Board, 2005-2008.
Member, American Philosophical Association standing committee on Career Opportunities, 2002-2005.
President, Society for Philosophy and Technology, 2001-2003.
Vice-President, Society for Philosophy and Technology, 1999-2001.
Member, Standing Committee on Ethics and Philosophy, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology1996-2000.
Areas of Research
- International energy and climate policy and diplomacy
- Advanced clean energy technology cooperation and development
- Environmental policy and ethics
- Risk analysis