John ByrneChairman and CEOFoundation for Renewable Energy & Environment445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 28ANew York, NY 10016 USACell: +302.563.5176E-mail: jb@freefutures.orgWebsite: http://freefutures.org/ John Byrne is the Chairman and CEO of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. He is also Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) at the University of Delaware. He has contributed since 1992 to Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Panel’s authors. Dr. Byrne is the architect of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) and its innovative energy efficiency bond program, which received U.S. White House recognition as part of the nation’s Better Buildings Challenge. His work has been funded by the World Bank, UNEP, the Blue Moon Fund, the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. EPA, among others. He has published 17 books and over 150 research articles.