Clean Energy: Perspectives on Sustainability

The First of a Two-Part Series on Clean Energy (Part 2)

May 25, 2011, 12:00 -1:30 PM
325 Russell Senate Office Building

Invitation

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Summary

This year, the term “clean energy” has been used with increasing frequency and prominence in policy-making circles, at the federal, state, local and international levels. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a goal of producing 80 percent of U.S. electricity from “clean energy” sources by 2035. However, different stakeholders have differing definitions of clean, differing metrics, and differing goals. And, they’ve proposed different and divergent paths of progress toward clean energy.

This briefing will explore some of the dimensions of “clean” electricity generation, examining the trade-offs involved and how different clean energy solutions impact land and water use and other aspects of our environment. This event is the first of a two-part series. The second briefing will highlight perspectives on innovation in clean energy.

Honorary Host

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

Opening Remarks

Welcome Maria Burka President AIChE	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Introduction.flv
Credit: Sen. Coons’ office Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Coons.flv

Speakers

	Dale Keairns, Moderator Executive Advisor Booz Allen Hamilton Bio │ Email	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Keairns.flv
	Scott Tinker State Geologist of Texas, Director, Advanced Energy Consortium, And Acting Dean, Jackson School of Geosciences University of Texas at Austin Overview Slides Presentation Slides Bio │ Email	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Tinker.flv
	Mike Corradini Chair, Engineering Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison Presentation Slides Bio │ Email	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Corradini.flv
	Josh Linn Fellow Resources for the Future Presentation Slides Bio │ Email	http://web.2.c2.audiovideoweb.com/va92web25028/congressional_briefings/5-25-11/Linn.flv

The views expressed by Science & the Congress briefing panelists are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, or the congressional host.

Related Content

National Academies:

• America’s Energy Future
• What You Need To Know About Energy
• Hidden Costs of Energy

U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources :

• “White Paper on a Clean Energy Standard,” Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Lisa Murkowski, March 21, 2011

White House Council of Economic Advisors:

• Economic Report of the President, February 2011
• Chapter Six of Economic Report of the President, “Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future”

Resources for the Future:

• Energy & Climate page
• “Federal Policies for Renewable Electricity: Impacts and Interactions,” January 2011
• “Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less Than the Sum of Its Parts?” Fischer C. and Preonas, L., International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2010, 4:51-92.
• “Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options: Executive Summary,” RFF and NEPI, September 2010

Third Way:

• Clean Energy program
• “Making a Case for Innovation Investment in an Era of Austerity,” Josh Freed, May 2011
• “A Clean Energy Standard: Getting Back into the Clean Energy Race,” Josh Freed, Elizabeth Horwitz and Nicholas Cunningham, March 2011
• “Creating a Clean Energy Century,” Josh Freed and Sam Hodas, November 2010

More Related Content

National Energy Policy Institute

Energy Information Agency:

• “International Energy Outlook 2011”

National Petroleum Council:

• “Facing the Hard Truths About Energy”, 2007 Report and 2008 Update

National Energy Technology Laboratory:

• Clean Power Generation

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Sustainability Analysis

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation:

• “10 Principles for Creating a New U.S. Clean Energy Policy,” Matthew Stepp, Matt Hourihan and Robert Atkinson, May 18,2011

Clean Energy Trust

Clean Energy Group

Clean Energy States Alliance

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Natural Resources Defense Council Energy Page

Pew Center on Global Climate Change:

• Renewable and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards

Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate

World Resources Institute Climate, Energy and Transport

Bipartisan Policy Center Energy Project

Brookings Institution Energy Papers

Chemical & Engineering News:

• “Making Solar Panels Greener,” Sarah Everts, February 21, 2011
• “The Promises of Renewables,” Cheryl Hogue, May 10, 2011
• “Clean Energy for the Military,” Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay, May 2, 2011