Brookings Conference: Global Challenges for U.S. Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Security Risks

3/4/2004

From: Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105

News Advisory:

Brookings Institution, National Commission on Energy Policy, American Enterprise Institute, AEI-Brookings Joint Center present:

"Global Challenges for U.S. Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Security Risks"

Friday, March 5, 2004 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Reception to follow

Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC

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.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

9:30 a.m. OPENING REMARKS: U.S. Energy Policy Goals Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution Bill Reilly, Co-Chair, National Commission on Energy Policy, Former EPA Administrator Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

10 a.m. Panel One: GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND 2004-2050 Moderator: Christopher DeMuth, President, American Enterprise Institute Panelists: Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration John Felmy, Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute

11:30 a.m. Panel Two: ENERGY GEOPOLITICS: WHAT ARE THE SECURITY AND ECONOMIC RISKS OF EXTERNAL ENERGY DEPENDENCE? Moderator: James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Panelists: R. James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA; Member, National Commission on Energy Policy Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Brookings James A. Placke, Senior Associate, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

1 to 2:30 p.m. Luncheon KEYNOTE SPEAKER: KYLE MCSLARROW, U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY

2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Panel Three: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: HOW CAN WE MEET GLOBAL ENERGY NEEDS WHILE PROTECTING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT? Moderator: David Sandalow, Guest Scholar, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Panelists: John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Co-Chair, National Commission on Energy Policy Robert W. Hahn, Executive Director, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Nigel Purvis, Brookings Scholar on Environment, Development, and Global Issues

4 to 5:30 p.m. NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS: Introduction: Jason Grumet, Executive Director, National Commission on Energy Policy Speaker: Former U.S. Rep. Phil Sharp (D-Ind.), Congressional Chair, National Commission on Energy Policy

5:30 to 6 p.m. RECEPTION

RSVP: Contact the Brookings Office of Communications at 202- 797-6105, or communications@brookings.edu. Please also indicate whether you would like to attend the entire conference or any specific panel session/s.