Renewable Energy Institute
Journal Article
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· Geotherm. Energy Mag.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5841964
REI is establishing a Renewable Energy Policy Council. The Policy Council will be composed of senior representatives from a broad range of sectors. This new body will carry forward the policy development process begun by REI's highly successful 1983 Renewable Energy Forum. The 1983 Forum, which was chaired by Robert O. Anderson, Chairman of Atlantic Richfield, convened thirty-five national figures from energy and nonenergy sectors for a two-day program at the Aspen Institute's Wye Plantation. Together with REI's Board of Directors, this group explored some of the key policy matters affecting commercial development of emerging energy technologies. The Forum participants expressed the desire to have the program continued. The Renewable Energy Policy Council is designed to continue and improve upon the 1983 program. Three lessons learned from the Forum are particularly significant for structuring the Institute's Policy Council. First, the 1983 Forum demonstrated that a diversity of corporate and institutional leaders who influence public policy can be assembled on the topic of renewable energy because they continue to perceive energy as an important topic. Therfore, the Policy Council will include high level members from a wide range of sectors. Second, the participation of these leaders in a discussion-format setting can be extremely productive in prioritiaing key policy issues, surfacing new areas for policy concern, and identifying, possible avenues for consensus-building. Consequently, the Policy Council will be structured to emphasize discussion programs rather than lecture oriented conferences. Third, in order for a sizeable group (e.g., thirty-five, as at the Forum) to discuss policy areas in any depth, the agenda must be limited and clearly focused.
- OSTI ID:
- 5841964
- Journal Information:
- Geotherm. Energy Mag.; (United States), Journal Name: Geotherm. Energy Mag.; (United States) Vol. 12:4; ISSN GTEMA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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