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The Conference
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More than 850 scientists, policymakers, businesspeople, and civil society representatives participated in NCSE's 6th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future, held in Washington, D.C. on January 26-27, 2006. Over 120 experts spoke in plenary sessions, symposia, and topical breakout sessions.
The conference identified the urgent need to transcend barriers to sustainable and secure energy use, owing to the reality of global climate change as well as rising energy prices and concern about future demand. A great deal of immediate improvements could be made through conservation, energy efficiency, adoption of existing technologies and translation of scientific knowledge into policy. There is also a need for expanded investment in science, looking more broadly to integrating different fields of science and technology that offer unrecognized contributions to sustainable energy. Successful transformation of national approaches to energy will require collaboration across traditional approaches and fields. Many of these collaborations are occurring at all levels of government and in a variety of private sector organizations. More...
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NEW Post Conference Releases NEW
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2006 Conference Report:
Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future (PDF)
A Report of the 6th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
2006 Chafee Memorial Lecture:
Finding Climate Change and Being Useful (PDF)
Ralph J. Cicerone
President, National Academy of Sciences
Breakout Sessions:
Draft Recommendations (Word doc)
Post Conference News Release
Lecture Transcripts:
Opening Keynote Address
Ross Pillari , President & CEO, BP America, Inc
Friday Morning Keynote Address
Dian Ogilvie, Senior VP, General Counsel, and Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, USA
PowerPoint Presentations
Online Videos
Photo Gallery
i-Bank Post Conference Discussion
List of Participants (pdf)
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6th Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture:
Finding Climate Change and Being Useful
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Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone
President, National Academy of Sciences
 The 2006 Chafee Lecture was delivered by the Dr. Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Cicerone drew upon his distinguished career as an atmospheric scientist whose research in atmospheric chemistry, particularly with CFCs, and climate change has involved him in shaping science and environmental policy at the highest levels nationally and internationally.
Prior to his election as Academy president, Dr. Cicerone was the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. He also served as the Daniel G. Aldrich Professor of Earth System Science and as dean of physical sciences at UC-Irvine. Previously, Dr. Cicerone was a senior scientist and division director at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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Presentations by prominent scientists and decisionmakers such as Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences, Ross Pillari, President of BP America, and Dian Ogilvie, Vice President of Toyota Motor Sales, USA.
Plenary Roundtable Discussions exploring opportunities to improve energy research, decisionmaking, and collaboratory processes.
Symposia on central issues relating to energy and society at the intersection of science, policy and the environment
Breakout Sessions to develop an agenda for science to help guide the decisions that promise to transform our energy future
Posters and Exhibits to discover innovative programs, research initiatives, publications and technologies
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Images courtesy of M. Dennett, Woods Hold Oceanographic Institute; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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