Stephen A HammerStephen Hammer is the Executive Director of the Energy Smart Cities Initiative, a project of the Joint U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE), which runs energy and climate policy training and technical assistance programs for local governents around China. Stephen joined JUCCCE in January 2010 after serving as director of the Urban Energy Program at Columbia University's Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy. He has authored or co-authored dozens of policy studies and journal articles on urban sustainability planning, urban energy systems, distributed generation technology and the impacts of climate change on local and regional energy networks. In addition to his work at JUCCCE, Stephen is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, a member of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's Energy Policy Task Force, a consultant to the State of New York on microgrid and climate change adaptation issues, and a policy advisor on urban energy efficiency to the World Bank. Read More Read Less