David Lawrence, Shell
2016 Symposium on Post-Paris
COP 21 Carbon Policy Takes Place
at UW

Introduction
 Energy executive David Lawrence most recently
served as the executive vice president of
Exploration and Commercial at Shell Upstream
Americas and Executive Vice Predident Global
Exploration for Royal Dutch Shell. David
Lawrence is also a frequent speaker at energy
conferences such as the 2016 Symposium on
Post-Paris COP 21 Carbon Policy at the
University of Wyoming.
The Symposium on Post-Paris COP 21 Carbon
Policy refers to the global negotiations in Paris in
late 2015, during which world leaders established
a global agenda for carbon emission reduction.

2016 Symposium on Post-Paris
 Together with several other on-campus organizations,
the University of Wyoming Center for Global Studies
and School of Energy Resources brought together
leaders from academia, government, and industry to
discuss the implications of Paris COP 21.
The discussion, intended to spark a conversation
about carbon policy in the UW community, was
moderated by Jean Garrison, a professor of
international studies and political science at the
Center for Global Studies. In addition to Dr. Lawrence,
guest panelists included Colorado State University
professor Michele Betsill and Ricardo (“Rick”)
Nogueira, head of the Climate Finance Team at the
U.S. Department of State.