The Platts Lecture: Sense and Sustainability | Podcast | Coal

David Crane, CEO, NRG Energy, and former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tackled some of the most compelling issues surrounding global energy sustainability. The lecture took place on December 3, 2008, at Deutsche Bank headquarters in New York City in conjunction with the 10th annual Platts Global Energy Awards.

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Introduction by Russ Stepp, President and CEO, R. W. Beck, has 35 years of consulting experience leading program management, project management, design-build, and project execution for infrastructure systems.

Lecture by David Crane is President and CEO of NRG Energy, a leading wholesale power generation company. Crane is outspoken on the need for climate legislation and strongly supports clean energy resources and technologies critical to our transition to a low carbon-emitting society.

John Kingston, the head of oil for Platts, summarizes the lecture by Keynote Speaker Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Principal of the Albright Group, LLC, and former United States Secretary of State.

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Created: December 18, 2008