Full Title: Perspectives on Energy Policy: Security, Economics, and the Environment
Author(s): D. Manley, H. Gantwerk, M. Chakraverti, et al.
Publisher(s): Sandia National Laboratories, UCSD
Publication Date: March 1, 2009
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Description (excerpt):
On March 18 and 19, 2009, Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Sustainability Solutions Institute (SSI) brought together 27 leaders from academia, government, and the private sector to discuss key energy policy issues and proposed values- and outcomes-based approaches to energy policy. The goal of the workshop was to bring together leaders from diverse backgrounds to identify promising areas for energy policy, based on the understanding of intersecting issues, assumptions, and priorities from the national security, economic, and environmental perspectives.
Over the two days of the workshop, participants identified and proposed initiatives in five areas:
- Development of global linkages between national security, economics, and environmental concerns;
- Education to create the workforce needed for the next generation of energy technologies and deepen the public’s understanding of their energy choices;
- New approaches to cars and transportation;
- Leadership that focuses on long-term outcomes rather than short-term solutions; and
- Incentives and goals for energy efficiency.