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2030: Looking Down the Barrel of America's Energy Future

Jan. 13, 2009

Capitol Hill Roundtable

Washington, DC

Tuesday--January 13, 2009

2168 Rayburn House Office Building (Gold Room)

10:30am-12:15pm

Between now and 2030, U.S. population is projected to rise by nearly 70 million, a jump of almost 22 percent. While per capita energy consumption may be gradually declining, total U.S. energy consumption is continuing to rise. What does that mean for America’s energy future? Given the rising U.S. demand for energy, is it possible to eliminate, or even reduce, U.S. dependence on foreign oil? Can the U.S. successfully reduce carbon emissions? Can “green energy” fill the void? Will fast-growing states in the South and the West be able to meet the rising demand for electricity from renewable sources?

To help answer these questions, the Population Resource Center enlisted the expertise of the following speakers:

PANELISTS:

Mr. Paul Holtberg, Director, Demand and Integration Division, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Robert Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI

Mr. Robert Gramlich, Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association

Mr. Nate Gorence, Policy Analyst, National Commission on Energy Policy

Mr. Jeffrey Stewart, Program Leader for the Western Region Energy Analysis Consortium, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

MODERATOR:

Mr. Robert J. Walker, President, Population Resource Center

ATTENDEES:

The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Office of Rep. Michael C. Burgess, MD (R-TX), House Committee on Energy and Commerce