Executive Viewpoint Perspectives on Climate Change from Duke Energy Leaders
Securing U.S. Energy Supplies
Chairman, President and CEO, Jim Rogers
Interview by Council on Foreign Relations
11/18/09 – New York City
VIDEO: Duke Energy CEO on 3Q Earnings
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CNBC Squawk Box
10/30/09 – 9:41
Why a Coal Guy is Turning Green
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers is pushing as hard as anyone in corporate
America to get a climate change bill passed by Congress.
Published on Marc Gunther’s blog
10/14/09
Coal-Burning CEO: U.S., China Must Fight Pollution
Op-Ed by Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers with
World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash and
Clean Air Task Force Asia Pacific Representative Ming Sung
10/9/09 – Published on CNN.com
VIDEO: Balancing Energy, Economic and Environmental Needs
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Carolina Business Review - WTVI
10/2/09 – Charlotte – 27:01
VIDEO: Transitioning to a low-carbon world
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Interview with The Economist at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
9/24/09 – New York, N.Y. – 6:28
VIDEO: Duke Energy Works With Chinese Companies
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers at the
Clinton Global Initiative, New York, N.Y.
Financial Times TV
9/23/09 – 8:31
VIDEO: Powering Duke Energy’s Future
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CNBC “Closing Bell”
9/23/09 – New York, N.Y. – 5:59
VIDEO: Duke's Rogers Calls Huaneng Start to China Partnerships
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation Panel
Bloomberg TV
9/22/09 – New York City – 3:50
VIDEO: Jim Rogers Supports Climate Legislation
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CleanSkies.com
9/17/09 – Washington, D.C. – 4:17
Everything's Turning Green; It's Just Business as Usual
Letter to the Editor by Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Published in The Indianapolis Star
9/7/09
Why Nuclear Power Is Part of Our Future
It sure looks attractive as Congress prepares to tax carbon.
Op-Ed by Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Published in The Wall Street Journal
8/5/09
Energy in Our Lives
Interview with Chairman, President and CEO, Jim Rogers
Published in National Geographic
7/09
VIDEO: Duke Energy CEO Talks Cap & Trade
Chairman, President & CEO Jim Rogers
Clean Skies News
6/30/09 – Washington, D.C. – 8:01
VIDEO: Duke’s Rogers Says Climate Measure Is Likely in 2010
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Bloomberg News
6/30/09 – Washington, D.C. – 6:15
VIDEO: Strategic Investment in Nuclear Energy
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CNNMoney “Strategy Sessions”
6/22/09 – 3:29
VIDEO: Cleaning Up Coal
Chairman, President and CEO, Jim Rogers
The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert
Comedy Central
6/16/09 – New York City – 5:57
Duke Energy CEO: How to Build a Low-Carbon Future
Interview with Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
Published in Site Selection Energy Report
6/15/09
VIDEO: The Carbon Challenge: Conquering the Climate
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CNBC interview at the World Business Summit on Climate Change.
5/26/09 – Copenhagen, Denmark – 5:27
TESTIMONY: Pathways to a Green Global Economic Recovery
Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO
Duke Energy
Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Print-friendly version (pdf, 39 KB)
5/19/09 – Washington. D.C.
VIDEO: Duke Energy Supports a Smart Cap
National advertising campaign by Environmental Action Defense Fund
that supports “a Smart Cap” on carbon emissions.
Read the news release.
5/13/09 – :30
VIDEO: 1Q09 Earnings, Edwardsport and Cap and Trade
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
CNBC “Squawk Box”
5/5/09 – Charlotte, N.C. – 5:09
VIDEO: Powered By Coal
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
on how cleaner coal can and must be part of our future energy mix.
CBS News "60 Minutes"
4/26/09 – 12:32
VIDEO: Duke: 80% less carbon by 2050
VIDEO: Duke's carbon reduction plans
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers
on using every fuel we have
to transition to a low-carbon future.
FORTUNE Brainstorm Green
4/20/09 – Dana Point, Calif. – 3:37
VIDEO: Panel 2: United States Climate Action Partnership views on 'The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009' legislation
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee
Charles Holliday, Jr., chairman, DuPont
Red Cavaney, senior VP, Government and Public Affairs, ConocoPhillips
Jim Rogers, chairman, president, and CEO, Duke Energy Corp.
Read testimony (pdf, 109 KB)
Frances Beinecke, president, Natural Resources Defense Council
Meg McDonald, director, Global Issues, Alcoa Inc.
David Crane, president and CEO, NRG Energy, Inc.
4/22/09 – Washington, D.C. – 2:25:00
VIDEO: The Battle Over 'Clean Coal'
Jim Turner, Group Executive and COO
of U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, and
Rick Roper, Cliffside station manager,
On the next generation of coal plants
CNN Money/FORTUNE Online
4/16/09 - 4:16
VIDEO: Focus on Energy for the Future
James L. Turner, group executive; president and COO
Duke Energy, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas
Fox Business News
4/8/09 - Charlotte, N.C. - 5:31
VIDEO: Electricity and Climate Change
Clinton School Speaker Series
Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO
4/7/09 - Little Rock, Ark. - 55:37
Duking it Out Over Pollution
An interview with Jim Rogers on cap and trade.
Published in SmartMoney 3/27/09
Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track
Duke Energy’s cleaner coal project in Edwardsport, Ind.
Published in The New York Times 3/16/09
VIDEO: Affordable, Reliable and Clean Energy
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers comments on Duke
Energy's transition to a low-carbon future.
CNBC's "Mad Money with Jim Cramer"
3/9/09 - Washington, D.C. - 9:36
VIDEO: Why Auctioning Carbon Allowances is a Carbon Tax
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers comments on the
President's budget approach to address climate change.
Fox Business News
3/6/09 - Santa Barbara, Calif. - 7:49
U.S. Climate Action: A Global Economic Perspective Symposium
VIDEO: Press conference with:
- Hon. Tony Blair, former U.K. Prime Minister
- Jim Rogers, chairman and CEO, Duke Energy
- John Chambers, chairman and CEO, Cisco
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D-Mich.)
- Sen. Olympia Snowe, (R-Maine)
- Fred Bergsten, director, Peterson Institute
VIDEO: Panel: Containing the Costs of Domestic Action on Climate Change
- Magaret Kriz (moderator) National Journal
- Jerry Oppenheim, McKinsey & Company
- Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute
- Gary Hufbauer, Peterson Institute
- Jim Rogers, Duke Energy Corp.
3/3/09 - Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: Why Auctioning Carbon Allowances is Wrong!
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers comments on the
President's budget approach to address climate change.
CNBC "Kudlow & Company"
3/3/09 - Washington, D.C. - 4:08
WEBCAST: The Carbon Conundrum Panel
CERAWeek 2009
Panelists:
- Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO,
Duke Energy - Philippe Joubert, executive vice president, ALSTOM
- Larry Makovich, vice president and senior advisor, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
2/13/09 – Houston, Texas – 2:35
Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
With regulations to address climate
change looming, what impact will that
have on coal power? (Jim Rogers interviewed).
Published in The New York Times 2/15/09
WEBCAST: Global Industry Outlook 1 Panel
World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting
Panelists:
- James E. Rogers, chairman, president and CEO,
Duke Energy (utility holding company--USA) - Lee A. McIntire, president and CEO, CH2M HILL
(global construction company--USA) - Patrice T. Motsepe (mining entrepreneur--South Africa)
- Feike Sijbesma, chairman, DSM (multi-national nutritional products company--Netherlands)
- Tarek Sultan Al Essa, chairman, Public Warehousing
Company (global merchants, warehousers and shippers--Kuwait) - Robert Greenhill, WEF managing director (moderator)
Cheers, Not Jeers, in Order Over Cliffside Emissions
Rutherford Co. coal plant will be one of the nation's cleanest.
Op-Ed by James L. Turner
President and Chief Operating Officer
Duke Energy, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas
Published in The Charlotte Observer 1/29/09
Charlotte, N.C.
Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy
Why federal climate change legislation must treat coal states fairly
Published in the New York Times 1/27/09
VIDEO: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Future
Jim Rogers’ keynote interview with Chris Clackum during
the internationally webcast Virtual Energy Forum
Part 1: Decarbonizing Coal (11:04)
Part 2: Fuel Diversity for the Future (13:07)
Part 3: Renewable Energy Realities (13:52)
Part 4: Energy Leadership to Renew our Economy (6:01)
Full Interview (45:28)
12/11/08 - Charlotte, N.C.
The Global Elite: 50: Jim Rogers
The CEO of Duke Energy could make dreams of renewable power a reality
Published in Newsweek 1/5/09
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Tackling Emissions Growth: The Role of Markets and Government Regulation
Essay for the Copenhagen Climate Council Thought Leadership Series
Lead author: Sam DiPiazza (PricewaterhouseCoopers – Europe); Co-authors: Jim Rogers (Duke Energy – USA),
Anders Eldrup (DONG Energy – Denmark) and Rob Morrison (CLSA Investment Bank – China/USA)
11/19/08
Act Now on Climate Change
Global warming and economy are twin ills,
so address them together.
Op-Ed by Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO,
and Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for
Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University
Published in the Charlotte Observer 11/17/08
VIDEO: Positive Energy
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers discusses the
future of coal, renewables and Duke Energy's
save-a-watt energy efficiency model
CNBC "Mad Money with Jim Cramer"
11/5/08 - New York City - 9:11
VIDEO: Climate Policy and the Role of Coal
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers on
PBS FFRONTLINE "HEAT"
(Online interview only)
10/21/08 - New York, N.Y. - 7:52
VIDEO: Clean Coal and the Energy Crisis
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers on
Discovery Channel's "Focus Earth"
Hosted by Bob Woodruff
9/27/08 - New York, N.Y.
Length: 5:32
The Power of Green (pdf, 285 KB)
Green is Good For Business Conference
Speech by Keith Trent
Group Executive and Chief Strategy Policy & Regulatory Officer
10/7/08 - Columbia, S.C.
VIDEO: Climate Policy Panel
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers participates in the
2008 Grantham Prize Seminar Panel:
"The Climate Puzzle: Piecing Together Solutions."
9/8/08 - Washington, D.C.
Click on the panelists names to view video.
VIDEO: Duke Energy’s Role in Building a Low-Carbon Global Economy
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers' luncheon keynote to the
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
8/21/08 - Charlotte, N.C.
View the transcript. (pdf, 65 KB)
Commentary: Kilowatt-hour Tax is Fairest Approach
POWER Magazine
July 2008
By Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy
A Green Coal Baron?
New York Times Magazine
6/22/08
Why Jim Rogers says going green can save the energy business.
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Viewpoint: A Careful Balancing Act
Charlotte Business Journal
5/16/08
An edited excerpt from Duke Energy Chief Executive Jim Rogers’ remarks at Duke Energy’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting May 8 in Charlotte, N.C.
VIDEO: Balancing Act: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers' presentation at Duke Energy's Annual Shareholders' Meeting
5/8/08 - Charlotte, N.C.
Length: 26:50
VIDEO: Designing Effective Climate Policy Part 1 | Part 2
Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers on Ceres Conference 2008 panel
4/29/08 - Boston, Mass.
Length: Part 1: 39:31 | Part 2: 21:38
VIDEO: Building Bridges to a Low-Carbon Future
Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers’ luncheon keynote at the MIT Energy Conference
4/12/08 - Cambridge, Mass.
Length: 44:30
AUDIO: Building Bridges to a Low-Carbon Future
Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers' keynote address to Urban Land Institute (ULI) - 4th Annual Conference
4/7/08 - Charlotte, N.C.
Length: 35:03
VIDEO: Putting a Price on Carbon
Jim Rogers speaks to the Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Ball on CO2 caps during the WSJ's ECO:nomics Environmental Capital Conference.
3/13/08 - Santa Barbara, Calif.
GHG Compliance Complexities
Public Utilities Fortnightly
February 2008
By John A. Bewick
National greenhouse-gas regulation is expected to cause considerable compliance difficulties. This article provides insight into the complexities of this very important issue.
Posted with permission.
The following articles recently appeared in Energy Daily and represent the views of Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers and FPL Group CEO Lew Hay regarding proposed cap-and-trade legislation.
Commentary: Climate Change Legislation Should Not Be Punitive (pdf, 82 KB)
Energy Daily
2/29/08
By Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy
Commentary: Don’t Let Cap-and-Trade become Cap-and-Evade (pdf, 84 KB)
Energy Daily
3/6/08
By Lew Hay, chairman and CEO of FPL Group
Letter to the Editor: Rogers Responds to Hay’s Commentary (pdf, 88 KB)
Energy Daily
3/14/08
By Jim Rogers, president and CEO of Duke Energy
All articles reprinted with permission.
Power Play for Coal (pdf, 650 KB)
National Journal
03/01/08
By Margaret Kriz
Rogers of Duke Energy said that utility-industry officials are ready to take up the challenge (of climate change). “We’ve been through the Hollywood, romanticized phase of recognizing that we have a huge problem” in global warming, he said. “We’re now in the phase of coming up with solutions. The scientists have done their work, and now it’s our turn.”
Reprinted with permission.
VIDEO: Climate Change: Science to Solutions – The Case for Business Leadership
Climate Change: Science & Solutions; 8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
01/17/08 – Washington, D.C.
Keynote address by James E. Rogers
Chairman, president and chief executive officer, Duke Energy Corporation
Download transcript (pdf, 117 KB)
Building a Bridge to a Low-Carbon World
Transcript of Jim Rogers' speech, presented at the inaugural Platts Lecture.
11/29/07 - New York City
Meet the Maverick (pdf, 318 KB)
Power & Energy Magazine
December 2007
By Ben Thompson
As a coal-utility executive who is also a champion of carbon control legislation, Duke Energy Chairman Jim Rogers is something of a paradox.
Reprinted with permission.
U.N. Address on Climate Change
The Future in Our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change
09/24/2007
By Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
United Nations Headquarters
VIDEO: View the UN Webcast.
For more UN Webcasts, go to http://www.un.org/webcast.
Guest Opinion: It's Time to Act on Climate Change
Energy Efficiency, Cap-and-Trade System Are Needed
September 2007
By Jim Rogers – Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
From USChamber.com – The monthly member magazine of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Reprinted with Permission.
‘Cathedral Thinking:’ Energy’s Future (pdf, 50 KB)
Newsweek
August 20-27, 2007
By Fareed Zakaria
Excerpts from conversation with James E. Rogers about the future of energy.
Reprinted with permission.
Duke Energy Chairman Urges U.S. Senate to Adopt Cap and Trade System to Address Climate Change
Testimony before the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee at its hearing “Examining Global Warming Issues in the Power Plant Sector”
6/28/07
By Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO of Duke Energy
Testimony by James E. Rogers (pdf, 67 KB)
Testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
3/20/07
James E. Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy
USCAP & Duke Energy (pdf, 68 KB)
United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) recommendations for Congressional leaders
January 2007
James E. Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy
Note: United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) Web Site
Argus Q&A with Duke's Stowell (pdf, 283 KB)
Argus Air Daily
November 2006
John Stowell, Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, Duke Energy
Note: This article appears in the November 2006 issue of Argus Air Daily.
Coal and Climate Regulations Can Co-Exist (pdf, 615 KB)
July 2006
James E. Rogers
President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy
Note: This article appears in the July 2006 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association. To obtain copies and reprints, please contact A&WMA directly at 1-412-232-3444.
Climate Conference - Opening Statement (pdf, 26 KB)
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
4/4/06
Ruth Shaw
Group Executive, Public Policy and President, Duke Nuclear
Duke Energy
Making Climate Change Make Sense to Business (pdf, 49 KB)
2005 International Conference on Energy, Environment and Disasters
7/25/05
Rich Osborne, Group Vice President of Public & Regulatory Policy
Duke Energy
Climate Change - Act or React (pdf, 37 KB)
Houston Forum
6/15/05
Paul Anderson, Chairman and CEO
Duke Energy
Grabbing the Carbon Elephant
Opinion column for Energy Markets
6/1/05
Paul Anderson, Chairman and CEO
Duke Energy
