Roundtable Workshops

Roundtable Workshop 2: Natural Disasters and Energy Policy

June 12, 2001
The National Academies
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Workshop Summary

AGENDA

9:00 AM Welcome and introductions
Rutherford H. Platt, Chair

9:05 AM Overview: Linking energy policy and natural disasters Download presentation
Roger A. Pielke, Jr., NCAR

9:50 AM Natural disaster constraints and impacts on energy facilities: Earthquake risk management case studies Abstract
Lloyd S. Cluff, PG&E

10:50 AM Keeping the lights on: Managing and planning for disasters Abstract
Jacques Regis, TransEnergie, Quebec

11:50 AM Recess for lunch

1:00 PM Energy and Emergency Management: Los Angeles Case Study
Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., City Los Angeles

1:45 PM Viable long-term policies--Searching, searching! Abstract
Walter R. Lynn, Cornell University

2:40 PM Disasters considerations in energy policy
Richard T. Sylves, University of Delaware

3:45 PM Legislative and policy interests panel discussion and questions from the floor
Peter F. Folger, AGU Abstract
Bryan J. Hannegan, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

4:45 PM Concluding Remarks

5:00 PM Adjourn