John Browne: Engineering the Future

Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 5:04 a.m.

b"Can oil companies reinvent themselves as clean energy providers? John Browne attempted it over more than a decade as CEO of British Petroleum, where he led the company's \\u201cBeyond Petroleum\\u201d rebranding campaign. In his new book, Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilization, Browne argues that the solution to reducing emissions and addressing climate change is a mass deployment of engineered technology \\u2014 and that the tools we need to get there already exist. Join us for a conversation on the potential of energy incumbents to become innovators.\\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\nGuest:\\nLord John Browne, Former CEO, British Petroleum; Author, Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilization\\n\\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 30, 2019.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"