Join the YSE community for a challenging presentation by – and conversation with – YSE alumna Diana Madson, leader of the innovative Beyond Carbon initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Lunch is provided! Hear from Diana about the challenges, opportunities and lessons from the Beyond Carbon program to date and about its future goals.

Beyond Carbon is working to ensure that the U.S. stays on track to meet our global climate commitments, and that by 2030, we will:

*Cut existing gas use in half and block all new gas plants.
*Finish the job on coal. Continuing the legacy of Beyond Coal and the initial Beyond Carbon campaign, this next phase will shut down every last U.S. coal plant.
*Increase U.S. clean energy. Accelerate the clean energy transition to reach the goal of 80% of total electricity generation.

About Diana Madson

Diana Madson leads Beyond Carbon, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ U.S. clean energy and climate initiative. She spent the last decade advancing climate change mitigation and adaptation policies — be it through fossil fuel transition, renewable energy, natural and working lands, or building resilience to climate impacts. Prior to joining Bloomberg Philanthropies, Diana was Managing Principal at Hua Nani Partners, where she advised philanthropies, governments and NGOs in tackling climate change though state, federal and private solutions. Diana was a regular contributor for Yale Climate Connections and ran a philanthropic campaigns program at Western Conservation Foundation to accelerate climate and clean energy policy in the American West. Prior to that, Diana was the Founder and Executive Director of The Mountain Pact. She received her Master of Environmental Management from Yale University and graduated with Highest Distinction from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.S. in Environmental Science, Policy & Management and a B.A. in Rhetoric. Connect with Diana on LinkedIn.

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