Will he abandon an environmental platform, one that has allowed him to bring greater awareness about climate change to millions of people? Will he remain silent and on the sidelines of the environmental movement, at the very moment when the pernicious effects of global warming are being felt more keenly than ever? The question for the new King, his subjects and for environmentally-minded people all around the world is, what will Charles do now? He is co-author of "MidEast Oil Forever," the cover story of the April 1996 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, which predicted that the major oil-exporting nations would regain pricing control of oil within the decade and discussed alternative energy strategies.But past is not necessarily prologue, especially now that the speaker of such bold statements is the new sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Romm is author of the first book to benchmark corporate best practices for using advanced energy technologies including fuel cells to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Cool Companies: How the Best Businesses Boost Profits and Productivity By Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions. He has written and lectured widely on advanced transportation technologies, hydrogen, fuel cells, distributed energy, business and environment issues. Romm was Acting Assistant Secretary at DOE's billion-dollar Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. He helped lead formulation of the Administration's climate change technology strategy. Joseph Romm is a leading expert on hydrogen, fuel cells, and advanced transportation technologies. Romm is a principal with Capital E and Executive Director and founder of the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions. He is the principal investigator for the National Science Foundation project, “Future Directions for Hydrogen Energy Research and Education.” He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
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