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Scott Tinker
Geologist, Energy Expert & Documentary Filmmaker
Scott Tinker
Geologist, Energy Expert & Documentary Filmmaker
Biography
Dr. Scott W. Tinker is a global energy explorer working to bring industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy.
Dr. Tinker is Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin, CEO of Tinker Energy Associates, and Chairman and CEO of the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance. With Director Harry Lynch, Tinker co-produced and is featured in the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, screened to millions of viewers globally. Tinker is the host of Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations and on major podcast channels, and the voice of Earth Date, featured on over 450 public radio stations nationwide.
His writing appears from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. In his visits to some 60 countries, Tinker has given over 1100 keynote and invited lectures and presented a TEDx on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment.
Tinker has been president of several international scientific societies and serves on many public, private and academic boards, and councils. He is an AGI Campbell Medalist, AAPG Halbouty Medalist, GCAGS Boyd Medalist, AIPG Parker Medalist, and a Geological Society of America Fellow.
Speaker Videos
The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment | Scott Tinker | TEDxUTAustin
Speech Topics
Seeking Energy Truth
The Energy, Economy, Environment Trilemma
Energy, Climate & the Reality of Trade Offs
The Role of Fossil Fuels in a Global Energy Transition
An Honest Conversation About Global Energy
Energy Poverty & Global Energy Supply & Demand
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