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The U.S. Department of State’s Office on International Visitors held a meeting on May 21 with University of Colorado and Israel delegates under the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program in May 2018 to discuss “Science and Making Public Policy”. CSTPR Director, Max Boykoff, participated in this meeting along with Hanit Lea Ben Ari, Eran Brokovich, Orit Raphaeli (Israel Ministry of Energy), Ruth Kiro (Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection), Uri Lerner (Consultant on Environment, Technology & policy), and Sharon Soroker (Head Energy). Meeting Objectives were: Better understanding of the regulatory mechanisms in the US, at all levels (Federal, State and municipal); development and future prospects of the energy sector; NGOs and civil involvement in policy and decision making; energy market stakeholder’s interactions, partnerships and conflicts; and environment energy nexus.
