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- Statement of Jason S. Grumet Jun 26, 2009 Executive Director, National Commission on Energy Policy House Passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act Read more »
- Study Finds Permit Allocation Could Provide Time for Energy Intensive Industries to Make Technology and Efficiency Gains Jun 24, 2009 Policy Key to Remaining Competitive under Climate Legisation Read more »
- Commission Paper Urges Climate Bill Passage This Congress; Identifies Key Issues for Mandatory Bill to Become Law Jun 8, 2009 NCEP to Release New Detailed Recommendations on Cost Containment, Offsets, Market Oversight, Allocation and Revenue in the Coming Weeks Read more »
- Statement of Jason S. Grumet Executive Director of the National Commission on Energy Policy May 21, 2009 Upon Passage of Energy and Climate Legislation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Read more »
- Energy Commission Releases VA Tech Study on Upstream Challenges for Coal in the U.S. May 11, 2009 The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) today released a study assessing major issues facing the continued large scale production of coal in the United States. Read more »
- New Report Finds Large Infrastructure Investments Needed For US to Reach Renewable Fuels Goals Apr 16, 2009 Top Experts Call for Policy Focus on Biofuels Infrastructure Read more »
- Energy Commission Announces Task Force on America’s Future Energy Jobs Jan 27, 2009 The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) today announced it is convening a task force of experts from industry, labor, academia, and other stakeholder organizations to consider infrastructure and workforce needs resulting from domestic efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shift... Read more »
- New Study of Oil Sands and Coal-To-Liquids Finds Much Higher GHG Lifecycles than Conventional Crude Oct 8, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – A new study sponsored by the National Commission on Energy Policy and conducted by the RAND Corporation finds that fuel-cycle carbon emissions for synthetic motor fuel made from oil sands and coal-to-liquids are substantially higher than for conventional crude oil. Read more »
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Dole and Daschle Release New Report on the Role of Agriculture in Cutting US Greenhouse Emissions
Jun 2, 2008
June 2, 2008
(Washington, D.C.) -- On the eve of Senate debate on legislation to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, former Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Tom Daschle today released recommendations for creating a robust U.S. market for agricultural carbon credits to cut emissions and... Read more » - Commission Congratulates President and Congress on Historic Energy Law Dec 19, 2007 The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), a bipartisan group of leading energy experts, congratulated President Bush and the Congress on achieving the most significant improvements in U.S. oil security in more than three decades after the President signed the Energy Independence and... Read more »
- Energy Commission Praises Bingaman–Specter Legislation to Reduce US GHG Emissions Jul 11, 2007 The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups, today offered congratulations to Senators Bingaman, Specter and other cosponsors of mandatory climate change legislation introduced... Read more »
- Energy Commission to Release White Paper On Siting Of Critical U.S. Energy Infrastructure Jun 7, 2007 The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of leading energy experts, will hold a briefing Monday to release a White Paper, Siting Critical Energy Infrastructure: An Overview of Needs and Challenges. The Commission will also announce a series of forums on key energy siting . The... Read more »
- Energy Commission Proposes Plan to Cut Total U.S. Climate Emissions in First Year of Program Apr 19, 2007 New Recommendations include Increased Auto Fuel Economy Standards, Interim Nuclear Waste Storage, Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, and National Renewable Energy Standard For more information, contact: Paul Bledsoe 202-637-0400 Download... Read more »
- Energy Commission Announces Additional Members and Advisors Apr 6, 2006 Focus on Oil Security, Climate Change, Infrastructure and Technology Issues Read more »
- Statement of Jason Grumet Apr 4, 2006 Senate Energy Committee Climate Change Conference Read more »
- Report Highlights U.S. Vulnerability to Oil Shocks Sep 6, 2005 Amid high global oil and U.S. gasoline prices, a report released today by Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) demonstrates that the United States is vulnerable to much more severe oil shocks should even relatively small amounts of oil be... Read more »
- Oil Dependence Creates Severe National Security and Economic Risks, Top Officials Find at Crisis Simulation Event Jul 24, 2005 The dependence of the U.S. on oil creates serious national security vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could result in widespread economic dislocation and increased global instability, according to former top government officials who gathered today to examine how the nation might manage an oil... Read more »
- US Energy Information Administration Releases Analysis of National Commission on Energy Policy Recommendations May 13, 2005 The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration today released a detailed analysis of policy recommendations made by the National Commission on Energy Policy in its December report, "Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Address America's Energy Challenges." Read more »
- Bipartisan Commission Issues Strategy to Address Long-Term U.S. Energy Challenges Dec 8, 2004 A bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups today released a consensus strategy, more than two years in the making, to address major long-term U.S. energy challenges. Read more »
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