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Concept to Commerce:
Emerging Energy Technologies Summit 2007
Session Three / Program 1
Sustainable Development/Communities
Larisa Dobriansky • Doug Newman
To take an unbiased look at how our nation makes the transition from dependency on carbon-based fuels to a sustainable, alternative fuels-based future was this summit’s mission; as well as to present current and emerging energy technologies for short- and long-term solutions to world needs, with additional focus on the socio-economic and political factors which enable or obstruct their adoption. Experts from around the globe came together to seek alternative energy solutions, examine the trade-offs and barriers associated with marketability, and to grapple with related issues. Larisa Dobriansky is senior advisor to the law firm of Baker & Hostetler on environmental and energy matters relating to clean energy technology commercialization. Prior to this position, she served as deputy assistant secretary for National Energy Policy at the U. S. Department of Energy. In this talk she addresses Public Private Partnerships for Community Sustainability. Doug Newman, Director of the National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities (NECSC), a collaborative research initiative between the U.S. Department of Energy, San Diego State University and the City of Chula Vista, California, speaks on Integrating Renewable Energy & Energy-efficient Technologies into Sustainable Community Development. Mr. Newman has 25 years of experience in national environmental policy analysis and program development and in planning and managing collaborative research initiatives. Program recording date & length: 2-10-07 • 58 Minutes