The Council on Competitiveness has called on the next president of the United States to put the full weight of his office behind the Council’s 100-Day Energy Action Plan, released in September.

The Council’s roadmap for a sustainable energy future represents more than a year of collaboration by more than 200 private sector leaders, including CEOs, university presidents, organized labor leaders, national laboratory directors and energy experts.

Meeting the need for sustainable energy solutions is a national challenge of the highest priority. Progressive Dialogue II experts identified a number of key factors impacting the ability of enterprises to move forward with regard to energy security and sustainability. This report explores, through the lens of enterprise “users,” the private sector’s role in driving energy system transformation and identifies the enabling conditions that government must provide to support this process.

This report defines the linkages between our nation’s need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability, and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national levels.

This executive summary outlines the key findings that emerged at a high level expert convening focused on defining the linkages between our nation’s need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability, and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national levels.