Speaker

Prof. Chris Greig

Chris Greig, is the Walton Senior Research Scientist at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering and is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). At Princeton, Chris spearheads the Rapid Switch Initiative in the Andlinger Center and is an Affiliated Faculty member of the Princeton’s High Meadows Environmental Institute. His research combines, engineering, business and social sciences to explore the challenges of rapid decarbonization for different regions and sectors.  He co-led Princeton’s ground-breaking Net-Zero America (2020) study which describes five net-zero emissions pathways for the United States at an unprecedented level of detail.  That study revealed deep insights into the astonishing pace and scale of mobilization needed for physical infrastructure, human and financial capital, and the extensive impacts on landscapes and other natural resources, in order to achieve net-zero emissions across the U.S. by 2050. Chris is also leading Princeton’s efforts on similar studies with universities in Australia and Asia.