Conference on the Formulation of Energy and Climate Policy: Toward an Open and Transparent Process

Friday, June 5, 2009

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration….

- President Barack Obama, White House Directive

Formulating a comprehensive energy and climate policy is a daunting challenge. Over the last five years, there have been a number of major studies and reports issued by respected organizations recommending different policy prescriptions by which the United States can achieve greater energy independence while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Importantly, none of these studies addresses in detail the process of designing, assessing, proposing, enacting and implementing a national energy security and climate policy.

The Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are jointly sponsoring a study in presidential policy-making focusing on the process for formulating a national energy and climate policy for the United States entitled “A Joint Program on Presidential Policy Making: Formulating a Bipartisan National Energy and Climate Policy Process.” The program is designed to respond to the President’s call for greater transparency and collaboration in policy-making and the need for a coherent energy path forward for the nation.

As part of that program, the two Centers are jointly sponsoring the workshop titled: “Conference on the Formulation of Energy and climate policy: Toward an Open and Transparent Process.”

Partnering Organizations:

	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
	Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
	Sandia National LAboratories
	The George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory