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Bob Archer ’64 and Len Baker ’64 on the climate crisis

October 15, 2023

Bob Archer ’64 and Len Baker ’64 were featured in a 90-minute Zoom event on October 5, 2023. Their subject was “Climate Crisis: Rethinking Required or Else!” The event was attended by 70 classmates and friends. Joe Wishcamper ’64 organized the event and fielded questions from the audience.The speakers agreed on the urgency of the problem and the necessity of implementing some form of carbon pricing.

Bob Archer managed the U.S. assistance for electricity sector reform and privatization and energy regulatory development in Eastern Europe and Eurasia for more than 20 years. He currently volunteers in support of national climate policy adoption with the Citizens' Climate Lobby.

Len Baker has been a partner of Silicon Valley’s oldest venture-capital firm since 1973. He was a Yale Trustee from 2000-2012. He has been an avid student of climate issues for the last 15 years and is a board member of the Environmental Defense Fund. He is currently an advisor to the Yale Carbon Containment Lab. 

See the video below to watch the event, including the speakers’ remarks and the ensuing question-and-answer session.