Projected dramatic increases in energy consumption in the coming decades, combined with a higher risk of climate change, require a massive global response based on technological innovation and the power of the marketplace. Experts and government officials describe the options before us, including renewable energy, novel vehicles, and low-carbon power generation, and discuss the best ways leading to a sustainable energy future.
by Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of State
The United States believes that the best way to promote energy security and help nations develop in a sustainable way is to promote clean and affordable energy technologies.
Kathleen A. McGinty, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Amory B. Lovins, Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute
New automotive technologies are good for business, environmentally friendly, and provide safe and affordable mobility.
Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
James A. Lake, Associate Director for the Nuclear Program, Idaho National Laboratory
Nuclear power is poised to enter a new era with strong safety and economic performance, capacity to produce electricity cheaply, and potential to displace greenhouse gas emissions.
Andrew Paterson, Partner, Environmental Business International
Michael Eckhart, Director, American Council on Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is not a silver bullet, but it can help reduce oil imports, cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and increase jobs
Lewis Milford, President, Clean Energy Group; Allison Schumacher, Project Director, Clean Energy Group
Low-carbon options such as decarbonized coal, carbon sequestration, ultra-high-efficiency fossil energy production, and fuel cells provide a path toward a sustainable energy future.
Larisa E. Dobriansky, Deputy Assistant Secretary for National Energy Policy, U.S. Department of Energy
In today's more competitive, integrated, and efficient global markets for innovative, clean technologies, a government's can play the role of an enabler and catalyst.
Steven Parry, Partner, NGEN Partners LLC; Mark Cirilli, Partner, MissionPoint Capital Partners LLP; Martin Whittaker, Partner, MissionPoint Capital Partners LLP
A surge of commercial innovation is coinciding with market, regulatory, and environmental trends to make investing in sustainable energy increasingly attractive.
Paul E. Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ensuring U.S. energy security requires well- coordinated international efforts considering the increasingly integrated nature of the world energy markets.
The Earth’s climate system is a complex, interactive process made up of the atmosphere, land, snow and ice, oceans and living things. Two factors change the atmosphere -- natural phenomena like volcanic eruptions and human-induced increases in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
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