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ESIS Overview and Synopsis (PDF)
Progressive Dialogue Series
Through the generous support of the U.S. Department of Energy, and under the auspices of the ESIS Initiative, the Council on Competitiveness is organizing a progressive series of cross-cutting, high-level expert dialogues to examine the intersection of energy, sustainability and competitiveness, and bring forth insights and ideas that will inform the deliberations of the 40+ members of the CEO-level ESIS Initiative Steering Committee.
The Progressive Dialogues are being conducted throughout 2007 and 2008. The series is “progressive” in that the outcomes and findings from one dialogue feed into the next. By convening a select group of high-level experts from diverse backgrounds and sectors to consider key questions about America’s competitiveness and energy future, the series is intended to generate new intellectual capital that can be injected “real-time” into the national discourse and policy-making arena. The dialogues represent a hands-on research and analysis methodology.
Meeting Materials and Presentations
Dialogue I: Define the Energy–Competitiveness Relationship (September 2007)
Dialogue II: Demand Drivers for Sustainable Energy Solutions—Users (March 2008)
Dialogue III: Deploy Sustainable Energy Solutions—Suppliers (June 2008)
Presidential Campaigns
Open Letter and Questions to Presidential Candidates 02.25.08 (PDF)
Selected 2008 Presidential Candidate Energy-Climate Profiles (PDF)
Issue Briefs
Energy Workforce
Briefing Paper: Energy Workforce Challenges (PDF)
Public Policy
Governing Confusion: How States, Fiscal Policy and Regulations Impede Clean Energy Technologies (PDF)