How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.

Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time,

Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard.

With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture,

Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter. It's our future. It's time to come

together. From the Commonwealth Club of California, this is Climate One, changing the conversation

about America's energy, economy, and environment. I'm Greg Dalton. The technology for self-driving

vehicles is advancing with amazing speed. With robotic test cars now plying the streets of several

U.S. cities, automakers are scrambling to remake themselves as providers of mobility services.

Governments are trying to figure out new rules of the road and crosswalks.

Advocates of robotic cars say they will usher in an era of convenience and efficiency.

The tractors caution against being seduced by techno lust and warn they could lead to more gridlock

and more carbon emissions. With our live audience today, we'll explore the utopian and

dystopian visions with experts on personal mobility. This conversation is generously underwritten

by the Climate Works Foundation. Amy Lovens is co-founder and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain

Institute. One of the country's foremost energy experts, he's been advising

corporations and countries for decades on the smarter use of power and technology. He's the

author of 30 books and has worn the MacArthur Genius Award and many others. I'm going to talk

with Dr. Lovens for 20 minutes and then we'll be joined by two other guests. Emily Castor is the

Director of Transportation Policy at Lyft and Jerry Tierney is an architect

with the firm Perkins and Will.

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