This book event with Dr. Dan Rabinowitz addresses the dual challenge that #oil-rich countries of the Arabian/Persian Gulf currently face. As climate predictions for their region suggest conditions could become intolerable later this century, #renewable #energy stands to eclipse demand for oil. What if these countries decide it’s in their best interest to turn away from oil, harness their immense solar potential, and emerge as vanguards of global climate action?

Dr. Dan Rabinowitz (Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University) explores this counterintuitive proposition in his new book The Power of Deserts: Climate Change, the Middle East and the Promise of a Post-Oil Era (Stanford University Press, 2020). At this virtual event, Dr. Rabinowitz delivers a brief talk, then engages in dialogue with Dr. Erika Weinthal (Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy, @dukeenvironment and Professor of Public Policy, @DukeSanfordSchool), and responds to questions from the audience.

0:00-2:20 Welcome
2:21-26:36 Dan Rabinowitz's discussion
26:37-end Discussion with Dr. Erika Weinthal and Q&A from the audience

Organized by:
Duke University Energy Initiative: https://energy.duke.edu
Duke Center for International and Global Studies: https://igs.duke.edu
Duke's Middle East Studies Center: https://middleeaststudies.duke.edu

Part of the Environmental Institutions Seminar Series (https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/ev...) presented by Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions (https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu), University Program in Environmental Policy (UPEP), @dukeenvironment, and @DukeSanfordSchool​.