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Global Challenges for U.S. Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Security Risks
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International security, domestic energy production, and environmental protection are often discussed separately, but rising global energy demand has implications for a range of issues, including security, economics, and the environment. There is growing recognition, particularly since September 11, of the security dimensions of energy consumption and the economic costs of high energy prices. Global warming also remains a serious concern, but solutions to one policy arena may exacerbate problems in others. In an effort to build a national consensus on addressing the global dimensions of U.S. energy policy, the Brookings Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, and the National Commission on Energy Policy will co-sponsor a bipartisan, one-day conference on energy and the global environment that will bring together national political leaders, business executives, and foreign policy experts. |
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Friday, March 05, 2004 9:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. The Brookings Institution: Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036
9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: US Energy Policy Goals Welcome: Stobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution Billy Reilly, Co-Chair, National Commission on Energy Policy, Former EPA Administrator Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
10:00 a.m. Panel 1: Global Energy Demand 2004-2050 Moderator: Chris DeMuth, President, American Enterprise Institute Panelists: Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration John Felmy, Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute
11:15 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. Panel 2: Energy Geopolitics: What are the security and economic risks of external energy dependence? Moderator: James Steinberg, Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Panelists: R. James Woolsey, former CIA Director, member of the National Commission on Energy Policy Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Brookings James Placke, Senior Associate, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
1:00 p.m. Luncheon: Conference Keynote--US Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow
2:30 p.m. Panel 3: Energy and Environment: How can we meet global energy needs while protecting the global environment? Moderator: David Sandalow, Guest Scholar, Brookings Panelists: John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University Robert Hahn, Executive Director, AEI-Brookings Joint Center Nigel Purvis, Brookings Scholar on Environment, Development and Global Issues
3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
2:30 p.m. Panel 4: Possible US Policy Approaches Moderator: Jason Grumet, Executive Director, National Commission on Energy Policy Panelists: Phil Sharp, Congressional Chair, National Commission on Energy Policy, former US Representative, Indiana
5:30 p.m. Reception Hosts: Strobe Talbott, Brookings Institution and John Holdren, Co- chair, NCEP |