Belfer Center

"Laura Diaz Anadon Leads Research in Low-Carbon Energy Technologies"

Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Winter 2008-09

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy

Originally from Spain and educated in the U.K. and Germeny, Laura Diaz Anadon worked as a chemical engineer and as a financial consultant before coming to Harvard Kennedy School and the Belfer Center. Anadon was named program manager of the Center’s Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group’s Energy Research Development & Deployment Policy (ERD3) this past summer.

The purpose of the ERD3 project, which is funded by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, is to produce and promote a comprehensive set of recommendations for the next U.S. administration to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies.

“The 2008-2010 time period will be critical for energy technology innovation policy in the United States as the federal government comes to understand the tremendous role that federally-funded energy research, development, demonstration and deployment policies will play in meeting the climate change challenge,” Anadon said. “Policymakers will require solid, credible analysis of their options, their pros and cons, on a continuous basis as climate change legislation is being developed.”

While working toward her Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Anadon became more interested in environmental issues and what governments and the private sector should do to address them. She says her work with ETIP provides the opportunity to combine her technical expertise with the policy perspective necessary to find solutions through technology for some of the environment’s toughest problems.

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