The Energy Collective Energy Policy in the 113th Congress: A Look Ahead

Energy Policy in the 113th Congress: A Look Ahead

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Live Webinar January 9th, 12pm EST/9 am PST

The bankruptcy of solar manufacturer and stimulus-loan recipient, Solyndra, sparked a national media firestorm and political debate over the role of government in funding emerging clean energy technologies. The issue rose to prominence in the presidential campaign with Mitt Romney attacking Barack Obama on the stump and in televised debates over the president's handling of stimulus funds for clean energy. Yet Obama won re-election handily and Democrats expanded their numbers in the Senate and House, seemingly giving Democrats the upper hand. Is there any chance the two sides can agree on a comprehensive national energy policy?

At the same time, the International Energy Agency now projects that North America will be energy self-sufficient by 2020, with the U.S. becoming the world's largest producer of both natural gas and oil. The geopolitical, economic, and environmental ramifications of this new development are just coming into view. With the political, social and economic fallout from this yet to be considered, The Energy Collective brings you a webcast focused on exploring what this means. Among other issues, we'll also discuss:

• Should we read the election as a successful referendum on the president's approach to clean energy investment? What's ahead post-Solyndra for the Administration's energy innovation efforts?
• What's in store in 2013 for EPA regulation of CO2?
• What does the changing landscape of fossil energy production in the U.S. portend for energy policy and politics in the 113th Congress?

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Josh Freed, director of the Clean Energy Program at Third Way


Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute


Jesse Jenkins, MIT Energy Initiative Energy Fellow and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow