Executive viewpoint

JOEL GAY, President and CEO, Energy Recovery Inc. In December 2015, leaders from across the globe gathered in the suburbs of Paris to discuss the potential implications of climate change and, most critically, the corresponding role that society should play in addressing it. This ongoing discussion is focused squarely on the energy our society uses and its impacts on our world. The stakes are enormous. Modern civilization is not rich because of gold or diamonds, or the latest in financial innovations in New York or London. More than any other development, it is energy that has driven the dramatic improvements in the quality of life that modern society affords. Continual innovation in both e